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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. ¨¨@@@¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨¨@@@¨¨ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨@¨@@¨ they emit a high pitched whine... ¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨
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¨¨@@@¨¨@¨@ » @¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨
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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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¨¨@¨¨@¨@@¨ ,,@,, ¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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