¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
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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.           ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§§¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§§¨¨§                                          §§§§§§§§§¨
§§§§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨§¨§§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨