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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... ¨¨¨,«:§§##
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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? ¨¨,«:§§###
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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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