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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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