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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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