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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 ...^~;§&¤#
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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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