The Iron Horse

17Apr14

There were all the usual smells: the stink of the pavement, the acrid hue of smoke, the unwashed masses, and the fear sweat of children and desperate parents. There were the usual sounds: the whistle of steam, the sighing of hotter bodies detaching from colder ones, and the background chatter of a hundred half-rehearsed goodbyes. […]

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