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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 ..........
^......... 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 ..^~†*££##
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##££*†~^.. 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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