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§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§                TRAIN DREAM               ¨¨¨§§§§§§¨
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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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§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                   ¨¨=¨¨                  §§¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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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?           §¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨§§¨§§§
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§§§§§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§               (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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