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¨~»†%&¤### train dream ###¤&%†»~¨
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¨¨¨¨~~»»%¤ ††† ¤%»»~~¨¨¨¨
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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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