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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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