#@£¤¤^*«^. .^«*^¤¤£@#
@£¤**««... ...««**¤£@
¤¤¤^^««... ...««^^¤¤¤
#@£¤¤^*«^. .^«*^¤¤£@#
¤¤¤^««.... ....««^¤¤¤
££¤^^*^^.. 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. .^«*^¤¤£@#
#@£¤¤^*«^. .^«*^¤¤£@#
#@£¤¤^*«^. .^«*^¤¤£@#
¤¤^^«..... .....«^^¤¤
@¤^«^..... .....^«^¤@
££¤^*««^.. ..^««*^¤££