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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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