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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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