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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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