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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 &..&.....&
.&&.....&. 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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