Mid Sector 500—
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A mature woman wearing a light-colored midriff-baring dress hurried through a series of long, seemingly endless corridors whose polished walls stretched so far into the distance that their end could not be seen. She moved forward without slowing for even a moment, every step carrying her across entire miles as though the space within the Society had been folded beneath her feet. Yet despite crossing such astonishing distances with each stride, it still took her several long minutes to travel from one point to the next, as though the corridors themselves continued extending the closer she came to her destination.
When she finally came to a stop, she found herself standing before an enormous gate that looked ancient in style despite appearing completely new, its craftsmanship blending the dignity of countless ages with the flawless finish of something only recently created.
