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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 ¨¨¨¨¨~;%&@
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##&%^;;~~¨ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ¨~~;;^%#
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&&^^;;;~~¨ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS ¨~~;;;^^&&
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#@#&%^;~~¨ IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ¨~~;^%@#
#@#&%^;~~¨ IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ¨~~;^%@#
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#@#&%^;~~¨ STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL ¨~~;^%@#
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##@#&%^;~~ YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS ~~;^%@##
#@#&%^;~~¨ BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ¨~~;^%@#
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##%%%^;~~¨ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ¨~~;^%%%##
#&%;~~¨¨¨¨ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM ¨¨¨¨~~;%
&^^;~~~~¨¨ TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR ¨¨~~~~;^^&
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#@#&%^;~~¨ NETWORK... ¨~~;^%@#
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#%^;;~~¨¨¨ THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ¨¨¨~~;;^%#
##%%^~~~¨¨ NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ¨¨~~~^%%##
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&&%;~~¨¨¨¨ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS ¨¨¨¨~~;%&&
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