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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... ==.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.= =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. = .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨=¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (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? =.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ..&.. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (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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