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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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