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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... §¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
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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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