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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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