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¨¨¨¨¨«%@@# train dream #@@%«¨¨¨¨¨
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¨:«*%%@@## 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. ##@@%%*«:¨
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¨:«*%%@@@# 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) ##@@%%*«:¨
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¨¨¨¨¨::«%@ 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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¨:«*%%@@@# (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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