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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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