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¨¨¨¨---*$# train dream #$*---¨¨¨¨
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¨--*%$#@## *** ##@#$%*--¨
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¨--*%$#@## - ##@#$%*--¨
¨--*%$#@## ##@#$%*--¨
¨--*%%$##@ (situation) @##$%%*--¨
¨--*%$#@## ##@#$%*--¨
¨----*$$$@ you find yourself in a rift - a @$$$*----¨
¨--*%$#### clearing, narrow but immeasurably long. ####$%*--¨
¨¨¨¨¨-*%$# to your sides are walls made of trees, #$%*-¨¨¨¨¨
¨--*%$#@## thick and ready to swallow you. the sun ##@#$%*--¨
¨--*%$#@@@ is nowhere to be seen, but nontheless @@@#$%*--¨
¨¨¨¨-**%$# it is very bright - the air feels light #$%**-¨¨¨¨
¨--*%%$#@# blue, almost white. #@#$%%*--¨
¨--*%$#@## ##@#$%*--¨
¨¨¨¨¨--*$# along the span of the clearing lay two #$*--¨¨¨¨¨
¨--*%$#### parallel silvery lines, dark hard ####$%*--¨
¨--*%$#@@@ metal. somehow you can see how heavy @@@#$%*--¨
¨--*%$#@## they are. ##@#$%*--¨
¨¨¨¨---%$@ @$%---¨¨¨¨
¨--*%$#@## they emit a high pitched whine... ##@#$%*--¨
¨--*%$#@## ##@#$%*--¨
¨¨¨--*%%## - ##%%*--¨¨¨
¨--*%$@### ¨¨%¨¨ ###@$%*--¨
¨--*%$#@## - ##@#$%*--¨
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¨--*%$#@## (situation) ##@#$%*--¨
¨¨¨¨¨-**%# #%**-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨---*$# youre at the train station, on a #$*---¨¨¨¨
¨----*%$@@ catwalk above the rails. your train is @@$%*----¨
¨--*%$#### late, or you are late to the train. ####$%*--¨
¨--*%$#@## it's a summer afternoon and the station ##@#$%*--¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-%$@ is busy, full of relaxed confidence. @$%-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-*$@ @$*-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--*%$# you're in high spirits, although a bit #$%*--¨¨¨¨
¨--*%$#@## stressed about the time, while moving ##@#$%*--¨
¨¨¨¨-**$$@ up the stairs to your platform. the @$$**-¨¨¨¨
¨--*%$#@## station is in several levels, all ##@#$%*--¨
¨¨¨--**$$# placed within eachother by some #$$**--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-%# 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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