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,,,,,,,~/^ ^/~,,,,,,,
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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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