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