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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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,,,,,,§,,§ 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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