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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. &*%†~^....
...^~†%*&# #&*%†~^...
..^~†%*&## THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... ##&*%†~^..
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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. ##&*%†~^..
.^~†%*&### ###&*%†~^.
..^~†%*&## 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) *%†~^.....
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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! &*%†~^....
...^~†%*&# #&*%†~^...
..^~†%*&## 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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