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«^........ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ........^«
†«^....... TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, .......^«†
$†«^...... THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ......^«†$
&$†«^..... IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS .....^«†$&
§&$†«^.... IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ....^«†$&§
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&$†«^..... CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS .....^«†$&
§&$†«^.... LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ....^«†$&§
#§&$†«^... IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ...^«†$&§#
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§&$†«^.... UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE ....^«†$&§
&$†«^..... STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL .....^«†$&
$†«^...... PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME ......^«†$
†«^....... 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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@#§&$†«^.. IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN ..^«†$&§#@
#§&$†«^... YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ...^«†$&§#
§&$†«^.... BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ....^«†$&§
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$†«^...... SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ......^«†$
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«^........ 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 ........^«
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§&$†«^.... NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ....^«†$&§
#§&$†«^... CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ...^«†$&§#
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#@#§&$†«^. A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, .^«†$&§#@#
@#§&$†«^.. WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ..^«†$&§#@
#§&$†«^... LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ...^«†$&§#
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