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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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