§¨¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
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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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§¨§¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨§§§§¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§§§§¨§§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨§§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§§¨