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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. #@#§%^»^,,
,,,^»^%§#@ @#§%^»^,,,
,,,,^»^%§# 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? §%^»^,,,,,
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,,,^»^%§#@ » @#§%^»^,,,
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,^»^%§#@## (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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