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@&$*:=^,,, (situation) ,,,^=:*$&@
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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 ,,,,,,^=:*
$*:=^,,,,, catwalk above the rails. your train is ,,,,,^=:*$
&$*:=^,,,, late, or you are late to the train. ,,,,^=:*$&
@&$*:=^,,, it's a summer afternoon and the station ,,,^=:*$&@
@@&$*:=^,, is busy, full of relaxed confidence. ,,^=:*$&@@
#@@&$*:=^, ,^=:*$&@@#
##@@&$*:=^ you're in high spirits, although a bit ^=:*$&@@##
#@@&$*:=^, stressed about the time, while moving ,^=:*$&@@#
@@&$*:=^,, up the stairs to your platform. the ,,^=:*$&@@
@&$*:=^,,, station is in several levels, all ,,,^=:*$&@
&$*:=^,,,, placed within eachother by some ,,,,^=:*$&
$*:=^,,,,, intelligent designer, and full of ,,,,,^=:*$
*:=^,,,,,, 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! ,,,,,,^=:*
$*:=^,,,,, ,,,,,^=:*$
&$*:=^,,,, society is growing denser around you, ,,,,^=:*$&
@&$*:=^,,, through the windows you see first small ,,,^=:*$&@
@@&$*:=^,, shacks, built of metal and stone, then ,,^=:*$&@@
#@@&$*:=^, proper houses with mortar to keep them ,^=:*$&@@#
##@@&$*:=^ together... who in turn make way for ^=:*$&@@##
#@@&$*:=^, the industrial buildings, the urban ,^=:*$&@@#
@@&$*:=^,, maze, protective walls, jungle ,,^=:*$&@@
@&$*:=^,,, network... ,,,^=:*$&@
&$*:=^,,,, ,,,,^=:*$&
$*:=^,,,,, the tracks leave the ground, which is ,,,,,^=:*$
*:=^,,,,,, 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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