§§§¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§§§§¨
§§¨§§§¨¨§§                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§§§
§¨§¨§§§§§¨                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... §§§§¨§§¨§¨
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§§§§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨                    -                     ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨§§§§§                  ¨¨^¨¨                   ¨§§§¨§¨¨¨§
§§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                    -                     §¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§§§
§¨§§§¨¨¨§§                (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.            ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨§¨¨§§§§                                          §¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§§§§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨§§¨§§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨§¨¨