.-~/*&&@## ##@&&*/~-.
.-~/*&&@## ##@&&*/~-.
.-~/*&&@## ##@&&*/~-.
.-~/*&&@## ##@&&*/~-.
....-//**& &**//-....
....--~*&@ 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. ###@&*/~-.
.-~/*&&@## ##@&&*/~-.
..-~~///*& &*///~~-..
..---~**&& &&**~---..
.-~/*&&@## ##@&&*/~-.
.-~///*&&& &&&*///~-.