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,,,,,:»**§ TRAIN DREAM §**»:,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,: (SITUATION) :,,,,,,,,,
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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. ##@#§**»:,
,,:»**§#@# #@#§**»:,,
,,,:»**§#@ 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? *»:,,,,,,,
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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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