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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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,,,,,,,.»: :».,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.»:% 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? :».,,,,,,,
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,.»:%§¶@## (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! %:».,,,,,,
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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... @¶§%:».,,,
,,.»:%§¶@# #@¶§%:».,,
,.»:%§¶@## 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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