,,,,~»^^@# #@^^»~,,,,
,~»*^%@@@# #@@@%^*»~,
,~»*^%@@## ##@@%^*»~,
,,,,~~»^%@ @%^»~~,,,,
,,,,,~*^%@ @%^*~,,,,,
,,,,»»**%@ 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. ##@@%^*»~,
,~»*^%@@## ##@@%^*»~,
,~»*^%@@## ##@@%^*»~,
,,,~**^@@# #@@^**~,,,
,~»*^%@@## ##@@%^*»~,
,~»*^%%%@# #@%%%^*»~,