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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. ¨,-**&@#@#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,-**
*-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-*
-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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&**-,¨¨¨¨¨ (SITUATION) ¨¨¨¨¨,-**&
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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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