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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... &&¨¨¨¨&&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨
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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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