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...~»^^£## 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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..~»^^£### 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 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 #£^^»~....
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......~»^^ 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 ^^»~......
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