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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*
$*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ metal. somehow you can see how heavy ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*$
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*
$*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ intelligent designer, and full of ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*$
¤$*~,¨¨¨¨¨ stairs, elevators, shortcuts, ¨¨¨¨¨,~*$¤
#¤$*~,¨¨¨¨ bazaars... you sight your train through ¨¨¨¨,~*$¤#
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*
$*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ the industrial buildings, the urban ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*$
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#¤$*~,¨¨¨¨ network... ¨¨¨¨,~*$¤#
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#¶#¤$*~,¨¨ the tracks leave the ground, which is ¨¨,~*$¤#¶#
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#¶#¤$*~,¨¨ carried gently, curving upwards until ¨¨,~*$¤#¶#
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$*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ looking out the way you came. it is ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*$
*~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ pitch black inside. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~*
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