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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. ##§¤^:~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~:^¤§# #§¤^:~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~:^¤§ along the span of the clearing lay two §¤^:~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~:^¤ parallel silvery lines, dark hard ¤^:~:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:^ metal. somehow you can see how heavy ^:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~: they are. :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: 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. :~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:^ ^:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~:^¤ 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! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: 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... ##§¤^:~:¨¨
¨:~:^¤§### ###§¤^:~:¨
¨¨:~:^¤§## 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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