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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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