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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 ##.####.#.
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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 #..##.#.##
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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 .#.......#
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