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