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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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,,,§§,§§§§ 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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