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,,»;§$@@@# TRAIN DREAM #@@@$§;»,,
,,»;§$@@@@ ######,,,,,»,,,,##################### @@@@$§;»,,
,,»;§$@@@# ;;; #@@@$§;»,,
,,,,,,,;$@ » @$;,,,,,,,
,,»;§$@@@# » #@@@$§;»,,
,,»;§$$$@@ @@$$$§;»,,
,,,,,;§$$@ (SITUATION) @$$§;,,,,,
,,,»»;;;§@ @§;;;»»,,,
,,»;§§$$$@ YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A @$$$§§;»,,
,,,,,,;$$@ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. @$$;,,,,,,
,,»;§$@@@# TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, #@@@$§;»,,
,,»;§$@@@# THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN #@@@$§;»,,
,,,,,,,;$@ IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS @$;,,,,,,,
,,»;;;;;$@ IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT @$;;;;;»,,
,,»;§$@@@# BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. #@@@$§;»,,
,,,,»;$$$@ @$$$;»,,,,
,,,»»§$@@@ ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO @@@$§»»,,,
,,»;§$@@@# PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD #@@@$§;»,,
,,»;§§§$@@ METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY @@$§§§;»,,
,,,,,;$@@@ THEY ARE. @@@$;,,,,,
,,»;§$@@@@ @@@@$§;»,,
,,,,,,,»§@ 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 ##@@@§;»,,
,,,»;§§$@@ PITCH BLACK INSIDE. @@$§§;»,,,
,,»;§§$@@@ @@@$§§;»,,
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