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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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