'ma' Escape From Dome City, 'mb' Firs Steps Outside: revision
Partially following comments I left while converting the whole thing to HTML, partially I just saw something that I wanted to change. I found somelogic issues that I’m gonna have to fix another time.master
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<p>
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<span class="speech">Annie!</span> Someone shouts her name.
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<span class="speech">Annie, get in here, run!</span>
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<p>
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Annie breaks out of her freeze. The train had turned out to be a single
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car. A single rusty railcar painted in different shades of blue.
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<span class="comment">note: make it a theme that the metro is always
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yellow and red</span> The only person inside is the driver, turning away
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from the door he just opened - that has to be Jack. His Neotek jacket
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flaps in the air as he runs to the other end of the train. While Annie is
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still running towards the open door, the motors start humming. She jumps
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inside as the train starts to move back in the direction it came from.
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The door closes just after leaving the platform.
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<span class="speech">Annie, get in here, run!</span><br />
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She breaks out of her freeze. The train had turned out to be a single
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car. A single, slightly rusty railcar painted in different shades of
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blue. <span class="comment">note: make it a theme that the metro is
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always yellow and red</span> The only person inside is the driver,
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turning away from the door he just opened - that has to be Jack. His
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Neotek jacket flaps in the air as he runs to the other end of the train.
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While Annie is still running towards the open door, the motors start
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humming. She jumps inside as the train starts to move back in the
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direction it came from. The door closes just after leaving the platform.
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<p>
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The train accelerates with a force stronger than anything she has ever
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<span class="speech">Yes</span>, she breathes heavily,
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<span class="speech">but that was close.</span><br />
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After catching her breath for a moment, she says:<br />
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<span class="speech">You arrived just in time. They were close on my
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heels, but we got away.</span> <span class="comment">change this to say
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something like "they were following me for/since/all the way"
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</span><br />
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Jack seems to think for a short moment while his eyes stay fixed on the
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<span class="speech">You arrived just in time. They've been
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following me around for a while but we got away.</span><br />
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Jack seems to think for a short moment while his eyes stay fixated on the
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track ahead.<br />
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<span class="speech">That remains to be seen. Coming through that
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airlock seems to have set off some sort of alarm. Like poking a stick
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<span class="speech">Anyway</span>, Jack continues,
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<span class="speech">this little expedition hasn't gone
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unnoticed.</span><br />
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Short pause.<br />
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Short pause.
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</p>
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<p>
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Looking outside again, Annie realizes:<br />
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<span class="speech">I have never seen one of these</span> – she
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knocks on the control panel – <span class="speech">go this
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fast.</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Me neither</span>, says Jack. He adds:
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<span class="speech">There used to be trains that could go faster - a
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lot faster - but not the metro.</span>
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<span class="speech">There used to be trains that could go faster –
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a lot faster – but not the metro.</span>
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<p>
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After watching the tracks, stations, and buildings fly by for a couple
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manuals, everything we could find.</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Sounds good. Just put them in there for now.</span>
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<br />
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He gestures towards a small cabinet next to the right side window.
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Annie places the pile on top of a few books <span class="comment">binders
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</span>that are already in there. The train barrels through another
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station. Jack slowly decelerates the train.<br />
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He gestures towards a small cabinet in the back of the driver's
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cabin. Annie places the pile on top of a few folders and binders that are
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already in there. The train barrels through another station. Jack slowly
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decelerates the train.<br />
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<span class="speech">We're almost at your drop-off point, next
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station is Crystal Park... uhhh and we might have a problem.</span><br />
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station is Crystal Park ... uhhh ... and we might have a problem.</span>
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<br />
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The train is going around a long curve overseeing the park and square in
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front of the station. <Grandpa's friend>'s car is there,
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surrounded by police cruisers with flashing lights and open doors.<br />
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<span class="speech">What do we do now?</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Well I'm sure as fuck not staying around to
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see what they're doing down there.</span> Jack says while
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see what they're up to down there.</span> Jack says while
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accelerating again. <span class="speech">I hope you're okay with
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coming with me.</span>
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moment. They are now heading straight for the outer wall of the dome.
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The airlock, now in view, is rapidly coming closer. The inner
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‘B33FY-AF' door is wide open. Technicians and police are
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standing around it in small groups, trying to figure out why
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<span class="comment">and how</span> it had opened. The ramps connecting
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the street below to the airlock are full of parked transporters and
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police cars. Some are even on the tracks but the one Annie and Jack are
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approaching on is mostly clear.
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standing around it in small groups, trying to figure out why and how
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it had opened. The ramps connecting the street below to the airlock are
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full of parked transporters and police cars. Some are even on the tracks
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but the one Annie and Jack are approaching on is mostly clear.
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<span class="speech">Hold onto something!</span> Jack slams on the
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brakes. The train loses power and rumbles over a bunch of switches.
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The headlights flicker and turn off. A police car that was parked too
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close to the track gets flung aside. A bunch of technicians jump out of
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close to their track gets flung aside. A bunch of technicians jump out of
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the way as the train passes them and rolls into the airlock where it
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comes to a screeching halt. Jack presses some buttons on the control
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panel.
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at her.<br />
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<span class="speech">What's this weird noise?</span><br />
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<span class="speech">The generator. There's no power out here so
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the train has to generate its own power to drive.</span>
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the train itself has to generate it to drive.</span>
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The police start banging on the outside of the train and yell something.
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</p>
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<span class="speech">In a couple minutes, it's gonna get very
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bright.</span> Jack says while accelerating the train again.
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bright.</span> Jack says while driving the train into the tunnel.
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<span class="speech">Close your eyes if it's too bright. It might
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take a while to get used to daylight.</span> <span class="comment">
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to the sun</span><br />
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As the train moves through the tunnel, an automated voice comes on:<br />
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take a while to get used to the sun.</span><br />
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The train begins to move up a slight incline. An automated announcement
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comes on:<br />
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<span class="speech">Dear passengers, welcome to the combined
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Sentinel Shores and Ivydale local transit zone! Please keep in mind
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that the last train returning to <underground city> for today
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The train leans into a curve; Annie hears the screeching of the wheels
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grinding on the rails. After a moment, a blue-ish white shimmer appears
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on the walls of the tunnel. It gets brighter and brighter. The tunnel
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straightens out again and the other end comes into sight. It's
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straightens out again and the other end comes into view. It's much
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brighter than the light over Central Square. Annie closes her eyes but
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the light continues to get brighter. For a moment, she covers them with
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her hands as the train leaves the tunnel.
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Annie hears Jack press some buttons and clicking relays. The motors go
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quiet, the generator turns off, and the train starts to slow down. She
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tries to open her eyes but it's still too bright.<br />
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Annie hears Jack press some buttons and the clicking of relays. The
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motors go quiet and the train starts to slow down. She tries to open her
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eyes but it's still too bright.<br />
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<span class="speech">I think you could use a pair of sunglasses.</span>
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<span class="speech">Sunglasses?</span><br />
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<span class="speech">We are now approaching Ivydale South. Your next
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connections are line 7 to Ivydale Distillery from platform 5, HST1511 to
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Siren's Edge from platform 14, HST815 to Nova Metropolis from
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platform 11. This train will continue on line 5 to Sentinel Shores Fish
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Market via Ivydale West, Sentinel Shores Observatory, Sentinel Shores
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Central Station.</span><br />
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platform 11. This train will continue on line 5 to Sentinel Shores
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Sea Market via Ivydale West, Sentinel Shores Observatory,
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Sentinel Shores Central Station.</span><br />
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After a moment, Jack says quietly:<br />
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<span class="speech">I wonder how much of these places is left...</span>
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Raising his voice back to a normal level, he adds:
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<p>
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The station is is much larger than any of the metro stations inside the
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dome. It has many platforms. Portions of the tall roof that is supported
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by long pillars have caved in and what's still standing has holes.
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Rays of light poke through holes in the walls and the roof. All of that
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is visually stunning but what really catches Annie's eyes are the
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plants everywhere. Parts of the platforms are densely covered in the
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thin, green blades of some plant giving them a fuzzy look. Vines cling to
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the walls and pillars, crawl along gaps and edges, and hang from rusty
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beams and the fringes of the caved in roof sections. Moss grows on the
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rusted benches and trash cans.
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by large stone pillars and rusty steel beams have caved in and what's
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still standing has holes. Rays of light poke through holes in the walls
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and the roof. All of that is visually stunning but what really catches
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Annie's eyes are the plants everywhere. Parts of the platforms are
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densely covered in the thin, green blades of some plant giving them a
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fuzzy look. Vines cling to the walls and pillars, crawl along gaps and
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edges, and hang from the rusty beams and the fringes of the caved in roof
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sections. Moss grows on the rusted benches and trash cans.
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After running over a bunch of bushes and tall flowers that have taken
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root on the tracks, Jack brings the train to a stop next to a staircase
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in the center of the platform.<br />
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Jack turns off the generator and applies the brakes. Clanging from under
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the floor followed by the squeaking of the brakes. The train runs over a
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bunch of bushes and tall flowers that have taken root on the tracks
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before coming to a halt next to a staircase in the center of the
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platform.<br />
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<span class="speech">Exit to the right</span>, he says in unison with the
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automated voice before turning the switch for the doors and gesturing
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towards the passenger area.<br /> <span class="comment">br here?</span>
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automated voice while turning the switch for the doors and gesturing
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towards the passenger area.<br />
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<span class="speech">After you.</span>
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Annie walks over to the closest door and pushes the button. Pressurized
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air hisses and the left half opens with a squeeking noise. They step out
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onto the platform. Annie breathes the warm air. It smells of the run-over
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plants. Insects are buzzing about, and the wind rustles through the
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leaves. She crouches down and touches the carpet of green fuzziness.<br />
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air hisses and the right half opens very slowly. They step out onto the
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platform. Annie breathes the warm air. It smells of the run-over plants.
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Insects are buzzing about, and the wind rustles through the leaves. She
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crouches down and touches the carpet of green fuzziness.<br />
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<span class="speech">Grass. It grows pretty much everywhere, usually much
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taller than this though.</span><br />
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She looks up at him.<br />
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Annie is hit by the light and warmth of the setting sun. She closes her
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eyes and faces it for a moment.<br />
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<span class="speech">This is nice.</span> Then, she turns to Jack.
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<span class="speech">This is nice.</span> She turns to Jack.
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<span class="speech">And this light is just always up there?</span><br />
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<span class="comment">Jack chuckles</span>
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<span class="speech">Well... No. Only during the day.</span><br />
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She looks around. They are standing on a balcony-like platform overlooking
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a city in a valley. She walks over to the rusted railing and goes to lean
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against it.<br />
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Jack chuckles. <span class="speech">Well... No. Only during the
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day.</span><br />
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Annie looks around. They are standing on a balcony-like platform
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overlooking a city in a valley. She walks over to the rusted railing and
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goes to lean against it.<br />
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<span class="speech">Don't lean on that.</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Why not?</span> She steps back.<br />
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<span class="speech">Watch.</span><br />
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<span class="speech">How did you know?</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Be careful around old buildings. I made the same
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mistake over there.</span><br />
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He points to another missing section in the railing.
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He points to another missing section in the railing that Annie
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hadn't noticed before.
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Cautiously stepping back to the edge, Annie looks down. Bushes cover the
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Annie looks up. The ruins further down the valley are larger the closer
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they are to the center of the urban area below.<br />
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<span class="speech">Wooow</span>, she utters in astonishment.<br />
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<span class="comment">Would make sense for her to do that before the
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whole "don't lean on that" thing...</span><br />
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<span class="speech">Ivydale - or at least what remains of it.</span>
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<br />
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<span class="speech">It's much bigger than <dome city>.</span>
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<br />
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<span class="speech">Many things are bigger than <dome city>.
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It's <span class="comment">This is</span> the smaller of two sister
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cities.</span> He points towards another urban center in the distance.
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This is the smaller of two sister cities.</span><br />
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He points towards another urban center in the distance.<br />
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<span class="speech">That over there is Sentinel Shores, the place I
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used to call home.</span>
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large waterfall. Annie marvels at the sheer amount of water flowing by,
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something that she's never seen before.
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<p class="comment">
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At this point, the documents are still in the driver's cabin and the
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keys are still in the train. They need to come back for them before
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leaving for the bunker.
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<p>
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Jack goes ahead, climbing down the wall where the bridge used to begin
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by grabbing onto the edges of the large sandstone blocks. Annie struggles
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