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¨##¨¨#¨¨¨¨               (situation)                #¨###¨##¨¨
#¨#¨##¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨##¨#¨¨
####¨#¨¨¨¨ 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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