,,,,,~;$&& &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,,,~;$& &$;~,,,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ ¶&&$;~,,,,
,,,~;$&&¶# #¶&&$;~,,,
,,~;$&&¶## TRAIN DREAM ##¶&&$;~,,
,,,~;$&&¶# ######,,,,,~,,,,##################### #¶&&$;~,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ ;;; ¶&&$;~,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& ~ &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,,,~;$& ~ &$;~,,,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ (SITUATION) ¶&&$;~,,,,
,,,~;$&&¶# #¶&&$;~,,,
,,~;$&&¶## YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A ##¶&&$;~,,
,,,~;$&&¶# CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. #¶&&$;~,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¶&&$;~,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,,,~;$& IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS &$;~,,,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. ¶&&$;~,,,,
,,,~;$&&¶# #¶&&$;~,,,
,,~;$&&¶## ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ##¶&&$;~,,
,,,~;$&&¶# PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD #¶&&$;~,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY ¶&&$;~,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& THEY ARE. &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,,,~;$& &$;~,,,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ ¶&&$;~,,,,
,,,~;$&&¶# ~ #¶&&$;~,,,
,,~;$&&¶## ,,$,, ##¶&&$;~,,
,,,~;$&&¶# ~ #¶&&$;~,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ ¶&&$;~,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& (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. #¶&&$;~,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ ¶&&$;~,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,,,~;$& &$;~,,,,,,
,,,,,~;$&& &&$;~,,,,,
,,,,~;$&&¶ ¶&&$;~,,,,