§£*^~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~^*£§
£§£*^~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~^*£§£
#£§£*^~.¨¨ ¨¨.~^*£§£#
##£§£*^~.¨ ¨.~^*£§£##
#£§£*^~.¨¨ ¨¨.~^*£§£#
£§£*^~.¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^*
£*^~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~^*£
§£*^~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~^*£§
£§£*^~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~^*£§£
#£§£*^~.¨¨ ¨¨.~^*£§£#
##£§£*^~.¨ ¨.~^*£§£##