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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.            ^†«-......
.....-«†^%                                          %^†«-.....
....-«†^%# along  the span  of the clearing lay two #%^†«-....
...-«†^%##     parallel silvery lines, dark hard    ##%^†«-...
..-«†^%### metal. somehow  you  can see  how  heavy ###%^†«-..
.-«†^%####                 they are.                ####%^†«-.
..-«†^%###                                          ###%^†«-..
...-«†^%## they  emit   a  high  pitched   whine... ##%^†«-...
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.........-                (situation)               -.........
..........                                          ..........
.........- 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. %^†«-.....
....-«†^%#                                          #%^†«-....
...-«†^%## 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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......-«†^                (situation)               ^†«-......
.....-«†^%                                          %^†«-.....
....-«†^%# 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! ####%^†«-.
..-«†^%###                                          ###%^†«-..
...-«†^%## 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...                ..........
.........-                                          -.........
........-« 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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