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^~........ 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 ....~^*@£@
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@£@*^~.... PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ....~^*@£@
£@*^~..... METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY .....~^*@£
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~......... 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 ........~^
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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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##@£@*^~.. 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 ..........
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