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§§,,§§§,,§                train dream               §,§§,§§§,,
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§,§§§§,§,§ 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.           §§§§,§§§,,
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§§,,§,,§,, along the span  of the clearing  lay two ,,§,§,§§§§
,§,§§,§§,§     parallel silvery lines, dark hard    ,§§§§§,,,,
§§§,§§,§§, metal.  somehow you can  see  how  heavy §,,,,§,,,,
,,§§,§§,§,                 they are.                §,,,§§,,,§
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§§§,§§,,,§ they  emit   a   high  pitched  whine... §,§§§§,§,§
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§§§,,§§,§,                   ,,*,,                  §§,§§,,§§,
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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. §,§,,,,,,,
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,,,§,§,,§§ 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)               ,,,,§,§§§,
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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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