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@@§§%^-:,, TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ,,:-^%§§@@
#@@§§%^-:, THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ,:-^%§§@@#
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@§§%^-:,,, IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ,,,:-^%§§@
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^-:,,,,,,, PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ,,,,,,,:-^
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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 ,,,,,,:-^%
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@§§%^-:,,, STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, ,,,:-^%§§@
@@§§%^-:,, BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ,,:-^%§§@@
#@@§§%^-:, SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE ,:-^%§§@@#
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^-:,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,:-^%§§
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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 ,,,,:-^%§§
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