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\«~....... along the span of the clearing lay two .......~«\
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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 ..~«\*§§@#
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§§*\«~.... stairs, elevators, shortcuts, ....~«\*§§
§*\«~..... bazaars... you sight your train through .....~«\*§
*\«~...... some glass windows. it's... not where ......~«\*
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@§§*\«~... 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 ....~«\*§§
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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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