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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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