,,,,,,,,~« «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«* *«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«*% %*«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«*%§ §%*«~,,,,,
,,,,~«*%§¤ ¤§%*«~,,,,
,,,~«*%§¤@ 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. #@¤§%*«~,,
,~«*%§¤@## ##@¤§%*«~,
,,~«*%§¤@# #@¤§%*«~,,
,,,~«*%§¤@ @¤§%*«~,,,
,,,,~«*%§¤ ¤§%*«~,,,,
,,,,,~«*%§ §%*«~,,,,,