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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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,,§§,,,,,§               (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. ,,,§,,§,§§
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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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