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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 $%\-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-\% THEY ARE. %\-,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,- THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... -,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-\ ,,%,, \-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-\% - %\-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-\%$ $%\-,,,,,,
,,,,,-\%$§ (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? @§$%\-,,,,
,,,-\%$§@# #@§$%\-,,,
,,-\%$§@## - ##@§$%\-,,
,,,-\%$§@# ,,$,, #@§$%\-,,,
,,,,-\%$§@ - @§$%\-,,,,
,,,,,-\%$§ §$%\-,,,,,
,,,,,,-\%$ (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 $%\-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-\% NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE %\-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-\ CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL \-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-\ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS \-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-\% PITCH BLACK INSIDE. %\-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-\%$ $%\-,,,,,,
,,,,,-\%$§ §$%\-,,,,,
,,,,-\%$§@ @§$%\-,,,,
,,,-\%$§@# #@§$%\-,,,
,,-\%$§@## ##@§$%\-,,