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,,,,,.«/%@ @%/«.,,,,,
,,,,,,.«/% %/«.,,,,,,
,,,,,.«/%@ 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... &@%/«.,,,,
,,,.«/%@&# #&@%/«.,,,
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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? ###&@%/«.,
,,.«/%@&## ##&@%/«.,,
,,,.«/%@&# « #&@%/«.,,,
,,,,.«/%@& ..@.. &@%/«.,,,,
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,,,,,,.«/% %/«.,,,,,,
,,,,,.«/%@ (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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