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.,«^*$@@## YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A ##@@$*^«,.
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.,«^*$@@## TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ##@@$*^«,.
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.,«^*$@@## IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ##@@$*^«,.
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.,«^*$@@## CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS ##@@$*^«,.
.,«^*$@@## LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. ##@@$*^«,.
.,«^*$@@## IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION ##@@$*^«,.
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.,«^*$@@## INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF ##@@$*^«,.
.,«^*$@@## STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, ##@@$*^«,.
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..,«^^^$@# SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, #@$^^^«,..
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.,«^*$@@@@ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM @@@@$*^«,.
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.,«^**$@@# THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN #@@$**^«,.
.,«^*$@@## MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE ##@@$*^«,.
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.,«^*$@@## CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ##@@$*^«,.
.,«^*$@@## YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ##@@$*^«,.
.,«^*@@### 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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