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§¨¨§§¨§§¨§                (SITUATION)               §¨§§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨§§                                          §§§¨§§§¨¨§
§§§§§§¨§§¨ 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.            ¨¨§§¨§§¨§§
§§§¨§§§§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§ ALONG THE SPAN OF  THE CLEARING LAY  TWO ¨¨§§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨§     PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD    §¨§¨¨§§¨§§
§§§§§§§¨¨§ METAL.  SOMEHOW YOU CAN  SEE  HOW  HEAVY §§§§¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                 THEY ARE.                §¨¨¨§§§§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨§§
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨ THEY   EMIT  A  HIGH   PITCHED  WHINE... ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
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§¨§§§§¨¨§§                (SITUATION)               §§¨§¨§¨§§§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§§§§§§¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨§§§§ 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. §¨§§§§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§
§§§¨§¨§§¨§ 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?           §§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§§¨¨§§¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§                     ~                    ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§                   ,,&,,                  ¨§¨§¨§§§§§
¨¨§§§§§§§§                    ~                     ¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨               (SITUATION)                §§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨ 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! ¨§§§§¨§§§¨
§§¨¨§§§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨ 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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