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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 ¨¨...::§@¶
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¶§::««.¨¨¨ BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. ¨¨¨.««::§¶
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##¶@§§:«.¨ IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ¨.«:§§@¶##
#@¶@§§:«.¨ IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ¨.«:§§@¶@#
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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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@§:«¨¨¨¨¨¨ NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ¨¨¨¨¨¨«:§@
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##@@§§:«.¨ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ¨.«:§§@@##
¶@§«.¨¨¨¨¨ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ¨¨¨¨¨.«§@¶
#@¶@§§:«.¨ PITCH BLACK INSIDE. ¨.«:§§@¶@#
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