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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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#@¶¤§§;~~. (SITUATION) .~~;§§¤¶@#
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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! ...~~;§§¤¶
@¶¤§§;~~.. ..~~;§§¤¶@
#@¶¤§§;~~. 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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