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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. &§*/-.,,,,
,,,,,.-/*§ §*/-.,,,,,
,,,,,,.-/* THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... */-.,,,,,,
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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! #@&§*/-.,,
,.-/*§&@## ##@&§*/-.,
,,.-/*§&@# 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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