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¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨#¨¨#¨¨###
#####¨¨¨¨¨               (situation)                ###¨##¨#¨¨
#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          #¨¨##¨###¨
##¨¨¨##¨¨¨ 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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#¨¨##¨¨#¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨
##¨#¨#¨##¨                (situation)               #¨#¨¨¨¨¨##
¨¨######¨#                                          ####¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨## 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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¨¨¨##¨¨#¨¨                (situation)               #¨###¨####
#¨¨#¨#¨##¨                                          ¨##¨¨##¨¨¨
##¨#####¨# 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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