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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. ¶§=/--,,,,
,,,--/=§¶@ @¶§=/--,,,
,,--/=§¶@# 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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,,,,,,,,,, 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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,,,,,,,,,, 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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