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&¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ ¨&&¨&¨&&&¨
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¨¨&&¨&¨¨&¨ train dream &&¨¨¨&¨&¨¨
¨&¨&&&¨&&& ######¨¨¨¨^~^^¨¨##################### ¨&¨¨&&&&¨¨
&&&¨¨&&¨¨& ^^^ &&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ~ ¨&&&¨¨&&¨&
¨&&&&&&&&¨ ~ &¨¨&¨&¨&&&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&& &¨&&&&&¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨ (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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