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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... $*/«,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,                (SITUATION)               ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, YOURE   AT   THE  TRAIN STATION,   ON  A ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CATWALK ABOVE THE  RAILS. YOUR TRAIN  IS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, LATE,  OR YOU  ARE LATE  TO  THE  TRAIN. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« IT'S  A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«/ IS  BUSY, FULL  OF  RELAXED  CONFIDENCE. /«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«/*                                          */«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«/*$ 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 $*/«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«/*           IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE?           */«,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,                  ,,$,,                   ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,               (SITUATION)                ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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