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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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