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¨¨¨¨¨-=*§$ (situation) $§*=-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=* you find yourself in a rift - a *=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*§ clearing, narrow but immeasurably long. §*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=*§$ 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 $§*=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*§ they are. §*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=* *=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*§ they emit a high pitched whine... §*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-=*§$@ youre at the train station, on a @$§*=-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=*§$ catwalk above the rails. your train is $§*=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*§ late, or you are late to the train. §*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=* it's a summer afternoon and the station *=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*§ is busy, full of relaxed confidence. §*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=*§$ $§*=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-=*§$@ 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 $§*=-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*§ been long. but it's about to end! §*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=* *=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*§ society is growing denser around you, §*=-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=*§$ 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... £@$§*=-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-=*§$@ @$§*=-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-=*§$ 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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