,,,,,~=†$$ $$†=~,,,,,
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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. $†=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=†$$ $$†=~,,,,,
,,,,~=†$$@ ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO @$$†=~,,,,
,,,~=†$$@@ PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD @@$$†=~,,,
,,~=†$$@@# METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY #@@$$†=~,,
,~=†$$@@## THEY ARE. ##@@$$†=~,
,,~=†$$@@# #@@$$†=~,,
,,,~=†$$@@ THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... @@$$†=~,,,
,,,,~=†$$@ @$$†=~,,,,
,,,,,~=†$$ = $$†=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=†$ ,,$,, $†=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=† = †=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~= =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=† (SITUATION) †=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=†$ $†=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=†$$ YOURE AT THE TRAIN STATION, ON A $$†=~,,,,,
,,,,~=†$$@ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS @$$†=~,,,,
,,,~=†$$@@ LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. @@$$†=~,,,
,,~=†$$@@# IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION #@@$$†=~,,
,~=†$$@@## IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. ##@@$$†=~,
,,~=†$$@@# #@@$$†=~,,
,,,~=†$$@@ YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT @@$$†=~,,,
,,,,~=†$$@ STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING @$$†=~,,,,
,,,,,~=†$$ UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE $$†=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=†$ 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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