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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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§,§,§,§,,§                (SITUATION)               §§§,,§,,,§
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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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