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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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