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,,,,,,=^=$ TRAIN DREAM $=^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^=$& ######,,,,,=,,,,##################### &$=^=,,,,,
,,,,=^=$&@ ^^^ @&$=^=,,,,
,,,=^=$&@# = #@&$=^=,,,
,,=^=$&@## = ##@&$=^=,,
,,,=^=$&@# #@&$=^=,,,
,,,,=^=$&@ (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? @&$=^=,,,,
,,,=^=$&@# #@&$=^=,,,
,,=^=$&@## = ##@&$=^=,,
,,,=^=$&@# ,,$,, #@&$=^=,,,
,,,,=^=$&@ = @&$=^=,,,,
,,,,,=^=$& &$=^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^=$ (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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