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¨&&&¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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... &&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨& &&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨ ~ &¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨ ¨¨%¨¨ ¨¨&&&¨¨&¨¨
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&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& (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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