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¨¨#¨#¨##¨#               (SITUATION)                #¨####¨¨¨#
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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 ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨¨
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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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#¨##¨#¨#¨#               (SITUATION)                ¨¨¨#####¨¨
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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...                ####¨¨##¨#
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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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