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§,§,§,,,,§                train dream               §,§§,,,,§,
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,§§,§,§,§§ 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.            ,,,,§,§§,§
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§§,§§,§,§, along the span of the clearing  lay  two ,,,,§,,§§,
§,§§,§§§§§     parallel silvery lines, dark hard    §,,,§§,§,§
,§§,§§,,,, metal.  somehow you  can  see how  heavy §§,,§,§§§§
§§,§§,§,,,                they are.                 ,,§,§§§,,,
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§§§,§§,,§, they   emit  a   high  pitched  whine... ,,§,,§,§§,
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,§§,,,§,§§               (situation)                §,,,,§§,,,
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,§§§§,§,,§ 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. §§,,,§,§§§
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,§§§§,§,§, 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! §,,§,§,§,§
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§§,,,,§§§, 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...                §,,§§§,,§,
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§,,,,,§,§§ 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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