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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. ,,,,,,,~«;
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§^;«~,,,,, ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO ,,,,,~«;^§
#§^;«~,,,, PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ,,,,~«;^§#
##§^;«~,,, METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY ,,,~«;^§##
@##§^;«~,, THEY ARE. ,,~«;^§##@
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@##§^;«~,, THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... ,,~«;^§##@
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#§^;«~,,,, 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. ,,~«;^§##@
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#§^;«~,,,, 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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§^;«~,,,,, 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! ,,~«;^§##@
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@##§^;«~,, 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... ,,,,,~«;^§
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##§^;«~,,, 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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