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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) §$*«.,,,,,
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,,,.«*$§§@ 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! #@§§$*«.,,
,,,.«*$§§@ @§§$*«.,,,
,,,,.«*$§§ 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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