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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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