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,,,-«;=$@£ £@$=;«-,,,
,,-«;=$@£# (SITUATION) #£@$=;«-,,
,-«;=$@£## ##£@$=;«-,
,,-«;=$@£# YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A #£@$=;«-,,
,,,-«;=$@£ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. £@$=;«-,,,
,,,,-«;=$@ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, @$=;«-,,,,
,,,,,-«;=$ 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... £@$=;«-,,,
,,-«;=$@£# #£@$=;«-,,
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,,,,-«;=$@ @$=;«-,,,,
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,,,,,,,-«; YOURE AT THE TRAIN STATION, ON A ;«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-« CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS «-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-« IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION «-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«; IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ;«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-«;= =;«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«;=$ 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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