...-»^$&&@ @&&$^»-...
....-»^$&& &&$^»-....
...-»^$&&@ @&&$^»-...
..-»^$&&@# #@&&$^»-..
.-»^$&&@## ##@&&$^»-.
..-»^$&&@# train dream #@&&$^»-..
...-»^$&&@ ######....-»--..##################### @&&$^»-...
....-»^$&& ^^^ &&$^»-....
...-»^$&&@ » @&&$^»-...
..-»^$&&@# » #@&&$^»-..
.-»^$&&@## ##@&&$^»-.
..-»^$&&@# (situation) #@&&$^»-..
...-»^$&&@ @&&$^»-...
....-»^$&& you find yourself in a rift - a &&$^»-....
...-»^$&&@ clearing, narrow but immeasurably long. @&&$^»-...
..-»^$&&@# to your sides are walls made of trees, #@&&$^»-..
.-»^$&&@## thick and ready to swallow you. the sun ##@&&$^»-.
..-»^$&&@# is nowhere to be seen, but nontheless #@&&$^»-..
...-»^$&&@ it is very bright - the air feels light @&&$^»-...
....-»^$&& blue, almost white. &&$^»-....
...-»^$&&@ @&&$^»-...
..-»^$&&@# along the span of the clearing lay two #@&&$^»-..
.-»^$&&@## parallel silvery lines, dark hard ##@&&$^»-.
..-»^$&&@# metal. somehow you can see how heavy #@&&$^»-..
...-»^$&&@ they are. @&&$^»-...
....-»^$&& &&$^»-....
...-»^$&&@ they emit a high pitched whine... @&&$^»-...
..-»^$&&@# #@&&$^»-..
.-»^$&&@## » ##@&&$^»-.
..-»^$&&@# ..$.. #@&&$^»-..
...-»^$&&@ » @&&$^»-...
....-»^$&& &&$^»-....
...-»^$&&@ (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. @&&$^»-...
....-»^$&& &&$^»-....
...-»^$&&@ @&&$^»-...
..-»^$&&@# #@&&$^»-..
.-»^$&&@## ##@&&$^»-.
..-»^$&&@# #@&&$^»-..