,,,,==^*@# #@*^==,,,,
,,,,,==^*@ @*^==,,,,,
,,,,,,==^* *^==,,,,,,
,,,,,,,==^ ^==,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,== ==,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,==^ 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. *^==,,,,,,
,,,,,==^*@ @*^==,,,,,
,,,,==^*@# #@*^==,,,,
,,,==^*@## ##@*^==,,,
,,==^*@### ###@*^==,,
,,,==^*@## ##@*^==,,,