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¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                TRAIN DREAM               ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨
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¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                    ///                   ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨
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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.            §¨§§¨§¨§§¨
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