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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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