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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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«^,,,,,,,, PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ,,,,,,,,^«
^,,,,,,,,, METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY ,,,,,,,,,^
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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 ,,,,,^«:¤¤
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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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