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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. ¤††~~::¨¨¨
¨:~^†$¤@## ##@¤$†^~:¨
¨:~^†$¤@## along the span of the clearing lay two ##@¤$†^~:¨
¨:~^†$¤@## parallel silvery lines, dark hard ##@¤$†^~:¨
¨:~^†$¤¤¤# metal. somehow you can see how heavy #¤¤¤$†^~:¨
¨:~^†$¤@@@ they are. @@@¤$†^~:¨
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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 ¤¤††~::¨¨¨
¨:~^†$¤@## together... who in turn make way for ##@¤$†^~:¨
¨:~^†$¤@## the industrial buildings, the urban ##@¤$†^~:¨
¨:~^†$¤@## maze, protective walls, jungle ##@¤$†^~:¨
¨:~^†$¤@## network... ##@¤$†^~:¨
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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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