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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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