&¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&
&&¨&¨&&&&¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨
¨&&&&¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨&&&&&&&
&¨¨¨&¨¨&&¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&¨¨&&¨&¨&& 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... ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
&¨¨&&¨&&&¨ ¨&&¨&&¨¨¨&
&¨&¨&&¨¨&& = &¨&&¨&¨¨&¨
&&&&¨&¨&¨& ¨¨†¨¨ &&¨&&&¨&&&
¨¨¨&&&&&&& = ¨&&¨¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨¨¨
¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ (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. ¨&&¨¨¨&¨&&
¨¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨¨&&&¨&
¨¨&&¨&&&&¨ &&&¨&¨¨&&&
¨&¨&&¨¨¨&& ¨¨&&&¨&¨¨&
&&&¨&¨¨&¨& ¨&¨¨&&&¨&&
¨¨&&&¨&&&& &&¨&¨¨&&¨¨