,,,^=:*&@# #@&*:=^,,,
,,^=:*&@## ##@&*:=^,,
,^=:*&@### ###@&*:=^,
,,^=:*&@## ##@&*:=^,,
,,,^=:*&@# #@&*:=^,,,
,,,,^=:*&@ 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. &*:=^,,,,,
,,,,,,^=:* *:=^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^=: :=^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=:* *:=^,,,,,,
,,,,,^=:*& &*:=^,,,,,
,,,,^=:*&@ @&*:=^,,,,