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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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*~:,,,,,,, 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 ,,:~*†§###
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###§†*~:,, STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL ,,:~*†§###
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#§†*~:,,,, 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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##§†*~:,,, 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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##§†*~:,,, 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 ,,,,,,,:~*
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