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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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