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,,,~-^=*¤£ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. £¤*=^-~,,,
,,,,~-^=*¤ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¤*=^-~,,,,
,,,,,~-^=* THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN *=^-~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~-^ IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ^-~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ~,,,,,,,,,
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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 ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~-^= STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL =^-~,,,,,,
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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, *=^-~,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~-^ 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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