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There were no lights on the train. Just the cracked windows. As the train picked up speed, the city lights shone into the car, illuminating it.
Faded cloth seats filled the room, under blue-striped, peeling wallpaper. The place smelled like steam.
We walked slowly through the car.
I was ready for anything.
But all was silent.
Destiny transformed into a lion and stalked ahead, leading the way.
“This place is weird,” Darius said. “It's like an old time train.”
“I wonder where it's going,” I said.
Outside, tall buildings rose up around us, and the train rounded a bend.
But this time, it wasn't tearing up the tracks.
It seemed to be hovering through the air as it charged ahead.
“Noticed that this train got a lot calmer once Allegra threw herself on the tracks?” Darius asked.
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