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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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§¨§¨§§¨¨¨§                   ,,%,,                  §§§¨§§¨¨§¨
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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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