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,.«^*&@### TRAIN DREAM ###@&*^«.,
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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. ###@&*^«.,
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,.«^*&@### 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) ###@&*^«.,
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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! #&^.,,,,,,
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,.«^*&@### 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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