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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?           ¨¨¨¨§¨§§§§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨                    ~                     ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§§¨§§¨§¨§                   ..$..                  ¨§§¨§§¨¨§§
¨¨§§¨§§§§§                    ~                     §¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨§§§§§¨¨
§§§¨§¨¨¨¨§               (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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