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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 $;«^......
.....^«;$$ IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT $$;«^.....
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.^«;$$£@@# PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD #@@£$$;«^.
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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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.....^«;$$ YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT $$;«^.....
....^«;$$£ STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING £$$;«^....
...^«;$$£@ UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE @£$$;«^...
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..^«;$$£@@ INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF @@£$$;«^..
...^«;$$£@ STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, @£$$;«^...
....^«;$$£ BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH £$$;«^....
.....^«;$$ SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE $$;«^.....
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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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.....^«;$$ SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, $$;«^.....
....^«;$$£ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL £$$;«^....
...^«;$$£@ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN @£$$;«^...
..^«;$$£@@ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM @@£$$;«^..
.^«;$$£@@# TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR #@@£$$;«^.
..^«;$$£@@ THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN @@£$$;«^..
...^«;$$£@ MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE @£$$;«^...
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......^«;$ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS $;«^......
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........^« 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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