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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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,,,§,§§,,, 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 ,§,,§,§§,,
,§,§§,,§,,     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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