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&¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨ train dream &¨¨¨&&¨¨¨&
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&&&&¨&&¨¨¨ *** ¨¨&¨&&&&¨&
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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... &¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨
¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨ &&&&&&¨¨&&
&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨ « ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&¨
&&&&¨¨&&¨¨ ¨¨$¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨&&&&
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨ « ¨&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&&&& ¨&&¨¨¨&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ (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. &¨¨¨&&¨¨¨&
¨¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨ ¨&¨¨&¨&¨¨&
&¨¨&¨&¨&&¨ &&&¨&&&&¨&
¨&¨&&&&&¨& ¨¨¨&&¨¨¨&&
&&&&¨¨¨¨&& ¨¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨&&&&¨&&