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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.                 =,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THEY   EMIT  A  HIGH  PITCHED   WHINE... ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,, 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! ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,= 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...                ####**†=,,
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,,,,=†**## 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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