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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. ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~= =~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=† 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... #@@#£†=~^¨
¨¨^~=†£#@@ @@#£†=~^¨¨
¨¨¨^~=†£#@ 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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