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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. .^~*†¤§@##
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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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