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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)                §¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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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! §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨¨§§§§¨§¨¨                                          §§§§§§§§¨§
§¨§¨¨¨§§§¨ 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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