¶§$$*=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=*$$§¶
#¶§$$*=,¨¨ ¨¨,=*$$§¶#
##¶§$$*=,¨ ¨,=*$$§¶##
#¶§$$*=,¨¨ ¨¨,=*$$§¶#
¶§$$*=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=*$$§¶
§$$*=,¨¨¨¨ TRAIN DREAM ¨¨¨¨,=*$$§
$$*=,¨¨¨¨¨ ######¨¨¨¨,=,,¨¨##################### ¨¨¨¨¨,=*$$
$*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ *** ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*$
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
$*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ (SITUATION) ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*$
$$*=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=*$$
§$$*=,¨¨¨¨ YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A ¨¨¨¨,=*$$§
¶§$$*=,¨¨¨ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ¨¨¨,=*$$§¶
#¶§$$*=,¨¨ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, ¨¨,=*$$§¶#
##¶§$$*=,¨ THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN ¨,=*$$§¶##
#¶§$$*=,¨¨ IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS ¨¨,=*$$§¶#
¶§$$*=,¨¨¨ IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT ¨¨¨,=*$$§¶
§$$*=,¨¨¨¨ BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. ¨¨¨¨,=*$$§
$$*=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=*$$
$*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*$
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
$*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*$
$$*=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=*$$
§$$*=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=*$$§