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