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¨,~/%§&@## TRAIN DREAM ##@&§%/~,¨
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¨,~/%§&@## (SITUATION) ##@&§%/~,¨
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¨,~/%%%%&& 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. ##@&§%/~,¨
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¨,~/%§&@## THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... ##@&§%/~,¨
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¨¨¨¨~%%§§@ 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? ##@&§%/~,¨
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¨,~/%§&@## 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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