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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 @@@¤%§\-~¨
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¨~-\%¤@@## ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ##@@¤%\-~¨
¨~-\§%¤@@# PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD #@@¤%§\-~¨
¨¨¨¨~~\%%@ METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY @%%\~~¨¨¨¨
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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. @¤%%§-~~~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~\%@@ YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT @@%\~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~-\§%¤@@@ STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL @@@¤%§\-~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~\%%¤ INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ¤%%\~¨¨¨¨¨
¨~-\§%¤@## STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, ##@¤%§\-~¨
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¨¨~--§%%¤@ SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE @¤%%§--~¨¨
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~-\§%¤@@## 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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