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.,~;^¤&@@# TRAIN DREAM #@@&¤^;~,.
.,~;^¤&@@# ######....,~,,..##################### #@@&¤^;~,.
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.,~;^¤&@@@ @@@&¤^;~,.
.,~;^¤&@@@ 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. @&^~,,,,..
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.,~;^¤¤&&@ THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... @&&¤¤^;~,.
.,~;^¤&@## ##@&¤^;~,.
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.,~;^¤&@@# ..^.. #@@&¤^;~,.
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...,~^¤¤¤& (SITUATION) &¤¤¤^~,...
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....,~~^¤& 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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.,~;^¤&@@# (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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