§§§§¨§§§§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§¨§
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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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¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨§                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨§§§§§                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§