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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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