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§¨§§¨¨¨§¨§               TRAIN DREAM                ¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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¨§§§¨§¨¨§§                    ***                   §§§¨§¨§¨§¨
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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?           §§§¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§§§§§§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                    ~                     ¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§                   --$--                  §§¨§§§§¨§§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                     ~                    ¨§§¨¨¨§§¨§
§§§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                (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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