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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 ##@§@%†~.¨
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¨.~†%@§### ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ###§@%†~.¨
¨¨¨.~%%%§@ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD @§%%%~.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~~%§ THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... §%~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨.~†%@§@## 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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¨¨¨¨~†††@@ STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL @@†††~¨¨¨¨
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¨.~†@§@### STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, ###@§@†~.¨
¨.~†%@§@## BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH ##@§@%†~.¨
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¨.~†%@@### 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 §%†.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ##@§@%†~.¨
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¨.~†%@§@## WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES ##@§@%†~.¨
¨.~†%@§@## LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ##@§@%†~.¨
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