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,,,,,,,,~~ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~~ IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~^ BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. ^~~,,,,,,,
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,,,,~~^†£§ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD §£†^~~,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ 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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,,,~~^†£§¶ STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING ¶§£†^~~,,,
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,,,,,~~^†£ BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH £†^~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~^† 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, #¶§£†^~~,,
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,,,,~~^†£§ 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 ~~,,,,,,,,
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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 ¶§£†^~~,,,
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