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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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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨¨