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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨-=^^ 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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