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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 .~»;^*§¶¶¶
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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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