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¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@@ (situation) @¨@@¨@¨@¨¨
¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨ ¨@@¨@@@@@¨
¨¨@¨@¨¨¨@@ 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. @¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨
@¨¨¨@@@¨@¨ ¨@¨@@¨@@@@
¨@¨¨@¨¨@@@ along the span of the clearing lay two @@@@¨@@¨¨¨
¨@@¨@@¨@¨¨ parallel silvery lines, dark hard ¨¨¨¨@@¨@¨¨
¨@¨@@¨@@@¨ metal. somehow you can see how heavy @¨¨¨@¨@@@¨
¨@@@¨@@¨¨@ they are. ¨@¨¨@@@¨¨@
@@¨¨@@¨@¨@ @@@¨@¨¨@¨@
¨¨@¨@¨@@@@ they emit a high pitched whine... ¨¨¨@@@¨@@@
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¨@¨¨@@@@¨¨ (situation) @@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨
¨@@¨@¨¨¨@¨ ¨¨@¨¨¨@¨@¨
¨@¨@@@¨¨@@ 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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