%§*-~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~-*§% £%§*-~¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨~-*§%£ #£%§*-~¨¨¨ ¨¨¨~-*§%£# ##£%§*-~¨¨ ¨¨~-*§%£## ###£%§*-~¨ ¨~-*§%£### ##£%§*-~¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨~-*§% §*-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-*§ *-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-* -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- *-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-* §*-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-*§