¨§§§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨§§§
§¨¨¨§§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨§§§§                                          §§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨§¨
§§¨§§§¨¨¨¨                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.           ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§
§§§¨¨§§§§¨                                          §§§§¨§¨§§§
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨