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§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨               TRAIN DREAM                §¨¨§§§§¨¨§
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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... ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§§§¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨§§§                    =                     §§§§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                  ¨¨†¨¨                   ¨¨¨§§§¨§§¨
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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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