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¨¨--†§§§@# #@§§§†--¨¨
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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. @§§§†--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--†§§§ §§§†--¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†§§ §§†--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--†§ §†--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--† †--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-- --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨