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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. ###@#*%^~^
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¨¨^~^%*#@# THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... #@#*%^~^¨¨
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¨¨^~^%*#@# (SITUATION) #@#*%^~^¨¨
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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... @#*%^~^¨¨¨
¨¨^~^%*#@# #@#*%^~^¨¨
¨^~^%*#@## 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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