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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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¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§                (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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