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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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