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,-«:%&&@## ##@&&%:«-,
,-«:%&&@@@ TRAIN DREAM @@@&&%:«-,
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,-«:%&&@## ##@&&%:«-,
,-«:%&&&@# (SITUATION) #@&&&%:«-,
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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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,-«:%%&&@# ,,%,, #@&&%%:«-,
,-«:%&&@## « ##@&&%:«-,
,-«:%&&@## ##@&&%:«-,
,-«:%&&@@@ (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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,-«:%&&@## --&-- ##@&&%:«-,
,-«:%%&&@# « #@&&%%:«-,
,-«:%&&&@@ @@&&&%:«-,
,-««::%&@# (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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