¨§§¨¨§§¨§§                                          §¨§§§§¨¨¨§
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¨§§¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                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.           §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§