,,,,~^***& &***^~,,,,
,,~^%*&¶¶¶ ¶¶¶&*%^~,,
,,~^%*&¶## ##¶&*%^~,,
,,~^%*&¶## ##¶&*%^~,,
,,,,,,~%&& &&%~,,,,,,
,,~^%*&¶## 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. ###¶&*^~,,
,,,,,,,^*¶ ¶*^,,,,,,,
,,~^%*&¶## ##¶&*%^~,,
,,~^%*&¶## ##¶&*%^~,,
,,,,,,^%*& &*%^,,,,,,
,,~^%*&¶## ##¶&*%^~,,