,,,,-=^^&§ §&^^=-,,,,
,,,-=^^&§¶ ¶§&^^=-,,,
,,-=^^&§¶# #¶§&^^=-,,
,-=^^&§¶## ##¶§&^^=-,
,,-=^^&§¶# #¶§&^^=-,,
,,,-=^^&§¶ 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. §&^^=-,,,,
,,,,,-=^^& &^^=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-=^^ ^^=-,,,,,,
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,,,,,,-=^^ ^^=-,,,,,,
,,,,,-=^^& &^^=-,,,,,