,,,,^-*&&¶ ¶&&*-^,,,,
,^^--**%&& &&%**--^^,
,^-\*%&¶## ##¶&%*\-^,
,,,,^--\*& &*\--^,,,,
,,,,-\*%%¶ ¶%%*\-,,,,
,^-\*%&&&¶ 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. ¶%**-,,,,,
,,^^\***&¶ ¶&***\^^,,
,,,,,-\%¶# #¶%\-,,,,,
,^-\*%&¶## ##¶&%*\-^,
,^-\*%&¶## ##¶&%*\-^,
,^-\*%&¶## ##¶&%*\-^,