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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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$$†«~¨¨¨¨¨ it's a summer afternoon and the station ¨¨¨¨¨~«†$$
$†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ is busy, full of relaxed confidence. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†$
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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$$†«~¨¨¨¨¨ through the windows you see first small ¨¨¨¨¨~«†$$
$†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ shacks, built of metal and stone, then ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«†$
†«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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