As if in a dream, you find yourself standing next to railway tracks. Looking to your left and then to your right, you see that the tracks go far into the distance on both sides. While you stand there wondering what will happen, a train car chugs into view and then stops before you. Climb the steps and enter the car.

Rich velvet-covered furniture and gas lighting lend a warm and relaxing ambiance. You have your choice of places to rest and contemplate—an overstuffed chair near a pot-bellied stove, a high bed with a little footstool tucked underneath it, a wooden desk with writing materials, and a couch by the window. Choose your place as the train resumes its journey. The rhythm is so soothing. You find yourself involuntarily swaying with your train car as it heads farther and farther down the tracks.