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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨.~^%¤ 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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