¨§§¨§¨¨§§§                                          §§§¨¨§§§§¨
¨§¨§§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§
§§§§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§§§
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§               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... ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§
§¨§§§§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                     ~                    §§¨§§¨¨§§§
§§¨§¨¨¨¨§§                   ¨¨†¨¨                  §¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§§§¨¨¨§¨                     ~                    ¨§§¨§§§§§¨
§§§¨¨§¨¨§§                                          §§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨§§¨§¨               (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.            ¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
§§¨§¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§¨§
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨§§