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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ train dream ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ######¨¨¨¨.-..¨¨##################### ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. (situation) .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.- -.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-^ 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... -.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨*¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (situation) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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? §*^-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-^* *^-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-^ - ^-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.- ..§.. -.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. - .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (situation) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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