,,«^*%@### ###@%*^«,,
,,,«««^*§# #§*^«««,,,
,,«^*%§@## ##@§%*^«,,
,,«^***%@@ @@%***^«,,
,,,,,^%§§§ §§§%^,,,,,
,,,,«^^%§# 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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