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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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