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&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& TRAIN DREAM ¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨
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&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& === ¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨
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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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&¨&¨&¨¨&¨& ¨¨$¨¨ ¨&¨&¨&&¨&¨
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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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