,,,,^-*$@@ @@$*-^,,,,
,,,^-*$@@# #@@$*-^,,,
,,^-*$@@## ##@@$*-^,,
,^-*$@@### ###@@$*-^,
,,^-*$@@## ##@@$*-^,,
,,,^-*$@@# TRAIN DREAM #@@$*-^,,,
,,,,^-*$@@ ######,,,,^-^^,,##################### @@$*-^,,,,
,,,,,^-*$@ === @$*-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-*$ - $*-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-* - *-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-*$ $*-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-*$@ (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. @@$*-^,,,,
,,,,,^-*$@ @$*-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-*$ $*-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-* *-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-*$ $*-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-*$@ @$*-^,,,,,