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,,,,§§§,,,                (SITUATION)               ,,,§,,,,,,
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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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