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¨¨¨,~*^@## train dream ##@^*~,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,~*^@## (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... #@^*~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~*^@ @^*~,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,~*^@### (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? @^*~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~*^@# #@^*~,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,~*^@## (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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