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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. @$†=,,,,,,
,,,,,=†$@& &@$†=,,,,,
,,,,=†$@&@ 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! $†=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=† †=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,= SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, =,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,= SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN =,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=† PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM †=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=†$ 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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