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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-/†
§†/-.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.-/†§
¤§†/-.¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-/
†/-.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.-/†
§†/-.¨¨¨¨¨ 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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