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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... @¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@ ¨¨@@@@¨¨¨¨
@@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨ - @¨¨@@¨¨@@@
@¨¨@@¨¨¨¨@ ¨¨%¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@@
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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? ¨¨@@@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨@@@@@@¨¨ @¨¨@@¨¨@@@
¨¨¨@@@@¨¨¨ - ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨
@@¨¨@@¨¨@@ ~~$~~ @@@@@@@¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@ - @@@@@@¨¨@¨
@@@@@@@@¨¨ @@@@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨@@@@@@¨¨@ (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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