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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... ¨¨§§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨§                     -                    §§§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§                   ¨¨*¨¨                  ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨                     -                    ¨¨¨§§§¨§§§
¨§¨§¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨§
§§§§¨§¨§§§               (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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¨¨§¨§§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§§§¨¨§§
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