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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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¨.~\\§@@@@ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD @@@@§\\~.¨
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¨.~\§@@@## THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... ##@@@§\~.¨
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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 ##@@@§\~.¨
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¨.~\§@@@## STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL ##@@@§\~.¨
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¨.~\§@@@## 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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¨.~\§@@@## 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 #@@@@§\~.¨
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¨¨¨.\\§§@@ WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES @@§§\\.¨¨¨
¨¨¨.\§§§@@ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS @@§§§\.¨¨¨
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