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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... ¨¨§§§¨¨§¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§§                     «                    §§¨§§§¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                   ¨¨$¨¨                  ¨§§¨¨§§§§§
¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                     «                    §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§§¨¨§§                (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.            ¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨§§§§§¨§¨                                          §¨§§§¨¨¨§¨
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¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨¨
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¨§¨§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨§