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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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¨§¨§¨§§¨§§                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§               (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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¨§¨§¨§§¨§§                     ~                    §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                   ::%::                  ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
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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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