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,§,§§,§,,§                TRAIN DREAM               §,§,§§,§,§
,§,,§,§,§§   ######,,,,^«^^,,#####################  §,§,,§,§,§
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,§,§§,§,,§                (SITUATION)               §,§,§§,§,§
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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.                 §,§,,§,§,§
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,§,,§,§,§§ 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. §,§,,§,§,§
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,§,,§,§,§§ 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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,§,,§,§,§§                   ^^¤^^                  §,§,,§,§,§
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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! §,§,,§,§,§
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,§,,§,§,§§ 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...                §,§,§§,§,§
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,§,§§,§,,§ 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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