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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. @¨¨@@¨@¨@¨
¨¨@@¨@¨¨@¨ ¨@¨@¨@@@@@
@¨@¨@@@¨@@ 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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¨@@¨@¨@@@¨ ¨@@¨¨@@¨@@
@@¨@@@@¨¨@ 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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@¨@@@@@¨¨@ @@¨@¨¨¨@@@
¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨@ 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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