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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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