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@¨¨¨@¨¨¨@¨ (situation) ¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨@@
¨@¨¨@@¨¨@@ ¨¨¨¨¨@@¨@¨
¨@@¨@¨@¨@¨ 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. @@¨@¨¨@@¨¨
@¨¨¨@¨@¨¨¨ ¨¨@@@¨@¨@¨
@@¨¨@@@@¨¨ they emit a high pitched whine... @¨@¨¨@@@@@
¨¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨ @@@@¨@¨¨¨¨
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¨¨@¨¨¨@¨@¨ ¨¨$¨¨ @@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
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@¨@@@@@@¨¨ (situation) @@¨¨¨@@¨@@
¨@@¨¨¨¨¨@¨ ¨¨@¨¨@¨@@¨
¨@¨@¨¨¨¨@@ 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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@@@@@¨¨¨@¨ (situation) @¨@¨¨¨@@¨¨
@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@@ @@@@¨¨@¨@¨
@@¨¨¨@@¨@¨ 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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