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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.            §§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
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§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨               (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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