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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. #@%^†»-,,,
,,,,-»†^%@ @%^†»-,,,,
,,,,,-»†^% 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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,,,,-»†^%@ (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! »-,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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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