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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. ¨&¨¨¨&&&&¨
¨¨¨¨&&&&&¨ &&&¨¨&¨¨¨&
&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨& ¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨&
¨&¨¨&&¨¨¨& &¨¨&&&¨&¨&
&&&¨&¨&¨¨& ¨&¨&¨¨&&&&
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