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,,,^«*^@£@ TRAIN DREAM @£@^*«^,,,
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,,,,,,,^«* 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. ^*«^,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,^« THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... «^,,,,,,,,
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,,^«*^@£@# 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? @£@^*«^,,,
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,,,,,,,^«* 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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