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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 &*~~:¨¨¨¨¨
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¨:~**$&@@# STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL #@@&$**~:¨
¨¨:::*$&@@ PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME @@&$*:::¨¨
¨:~****&&@ 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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