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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) #@#&%^†»-,
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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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