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§,§,§§§§§,                (SITUATION)               ,§,§§§,,,§
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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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§§,,,§§,,,                (SITUATION)               §,§§§,§§,,
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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. ,,§,§,,,§,
,§,,,,,§,,                                          ,§§§§,,§§,
§§,,,,§§,§ 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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