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¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                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.           §¨§¨¨§§§¨§
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¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§
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