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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?           ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                     -                    ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§                   ::$::                  §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§                    -                     §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§               (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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