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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... §¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
§§§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §§§§¨§§§¨§
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§¨¨¨¨§§§¨§                  ¨¨=¨¨                   ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨¨§¨¨§§                    -                     ¨¨¨¨§§§§§§
¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨§¨§§§                (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?           ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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¨¨§§§§§§§§                    -                     ¨¨§¨§§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ,,%,,                  §¨§§§¨§§¨§
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¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§§§¨¨¨¨                (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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