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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 £†\~~.....
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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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