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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) ##@&*%†»^¨
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¨¨¨¨^^»%&& 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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¨¨¨¨^^»%&& 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... ##@&*%†»^¨
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¨¨¨^»%*&@# 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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