,,-»^^&@#@ @#@&^^»-,,
,,,-»^^&@# #@&^^»-,,,
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,,,,,-»^^& &^^»-,,,,,
,,,,,,-»^^ ^^»-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-»^ 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. ^^»-,,,,,,
,,,,,-»^^& &^^»-,,,,,
,,,,-»^^&@ @&^^»-,,,,
,,,-»^^&@# #@&^^»-,,,
,,-»^^&@#@ @#@&^^»-,,
,-»^^&@#@# #@#@&^^»-,