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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-~ 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? ¶@§^†~-,,,
,,-~†^§@¶# #¶@§^†~-,,
,-~†^§@¶## ~ ##¶@§^†~-,
,,-~†^§@¶# --§-- #¶@§^†~-,,
,,,-~†^§@¶ ~ ¶@§^†~-,,,
,,,,-~†^§@ @§^†~-,,,,
,,,,,-~†^§ (SITUATION) §^†~-,,,,,
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,,,,,,,-~† 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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