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~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†
*†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†*
&*†~~¨¨¨¨¨ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ¨¨¨¨¨~~†*&
§&*†~~¨¨¨¨ IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS ¨¨¨¨~~†*&§
@§&*†~~¨¨¨ IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ¨¨¨~~†*&§@
#@§&*†~~¨¨ BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. ¨¨~~†*&§@#
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#@§&*†~~¨¨ ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ¨¨~~†*&§@#
@§&*†~~¨¨¨ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ¨¨¨~~†*&§@
§&*†~~¨¨¨¨ METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY ¨¨¨¨~~†*&§
&*†~~¨¨¨¨¨ THEY ARE. ¨¨¨¨¨~~†*&
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†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†
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&*†~~¨¨¨¨¨ YOURE AT THE TRAIN STATION, ON A ¨¨¨¨¨~~†*&
§&*†~~¨¨¨¨ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS ¨¨¨¨~~†*&§
@§&*†~~¨¨¨ LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ¨¨¨~~†*&§@
#@§&*†~~¨¨ IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ¨¨~~†*&§@#
##@§&*†~~¨ IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ¨~~†*&§@##
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@§&*†~~¨¨¨ YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT ¨¨¨~~†*&§@
§&*†~~¨¨¨¨ STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING ¨¨¨¨~~†*&§
&*†~~¨¨¨¨¨ UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE ¨¨¨¨¨~~†*&
*†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†*
†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE? ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
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#@§&*†~~¨¨ YOU'RE FINALLY ENTERING THE CITY. WHILE ¨¨~~†*&§@#
@§&*†~~¨¨¨ IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ¨¨¨~~†*&§@
§&*†~~¨¨¨¨ YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ¨¨¨¨~~†*&§
&*†~~¨¨¨¨¨ BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ¨¨¨¨¨~~†*&
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†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~
†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†
*†~~¨¨¨¨¨¨ NETWORK... ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†*
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§&*†~~¨¨¨¨ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ¨¨¨¨~~†*&§
@§&*†~~¨¨¨ NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ¨¨¨~~†*&§@
#@§&*†~~¨¨ CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ¨¨~~†*&§@#
##@§&*†~~¨ YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ¨~~†*&§@##
#@§&*†~~¨¨ A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ¨¨~~†*&§@#
@§&*†~~¨¨¨ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ¨¨¨~~†*&§@
§&*†~~¨¨¨¨ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ¨¨¨¨~~†*&§
&*†~~¨¨¨¨¨ PITCH BLACK INSIDE. ¨¨¨¨¨~~†*&
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