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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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¨¨¨¨¨:~^&@ 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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¨¨¨¨¨:;@££ 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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¨¨¨:~;^@@& 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 @&@@;:::¨¨
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