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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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