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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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,§,,§,,,,§ 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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§,§§,,,,,,                  --£--                   §,,§,§§,,,
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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! §,,,,§,§§,
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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...                ,,,,§§§,,§
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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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