¨-~\%$##¶@ @¶##$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$#¶¶¶ ¶¶¶#$%\~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨-\\$# #$\\-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~\%$#¶¶¶ ¶¶¶#$%\~-¨
¨-~\%%$#¶@ @¶#$%%\~-¨
¨¨¨¨~\$$¶@ 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 #%\\-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~\%$#¶@@ NETWORK... @@¶#$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$#¶## ##¶#$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$#¶## THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS ##¶#$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$#¶## NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ##¶#$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$##¶¶ CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL ¶¶##$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$#¶¶¶ YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ¶¶¶#$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$$$$¶ A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, ¶$$$$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$#¶@# WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES #@¶#$%\~-¨
¨¨--~~%$¶@ LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS @¶$%~~--¨¨
¨-~\%$#¶@# PITCH BLACK INSIDE. #@¶#$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$#¶@# #@¶#$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$###¶ ¶###$%\~-¨
¨¨¨-\%%##¶ ¶##%%\-¨¨¨
¨-~\%$$##¶ ¶##$$%\~-¨
¨-~\%$$$¶¶ ¶¶$$$%\~-¨