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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 .......«;*
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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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%*;«...... 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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