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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. £#&%^~^¨¨¨
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¨^~^%&#£## they emit a high pitched whine... ##£#&%^~^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^ (situation) ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. £#&%^~^¨¨¨
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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 ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~^% 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! ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ^~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ 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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