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**»^,,,,,, TRAIN DREAM ,,,,,,^»**
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####**»^,, 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. ,,,,,,^»**
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»^,,,,,,,, ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ,,,,,,,,^»
*»^,,,,,,, PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ,,,,,,,^»*
**»^,,,,,, METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY ,,,,,,^»**
#**»^,,,,, THEY ARE. ,,,,,^»**#
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###**»^,,, THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... ,,,^»**###
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*»^,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,^»**#
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###**»^,,, 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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####**»^,, 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... ,,^»**####
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####**»^,, 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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