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The Alen Maso subway station was illuminated only by emergency lights, small bulbs that cast a yellow glow on the floor tiles and the thick, black pillars that supported the ceiling. The mag-lev train tracks were empty. The food dispensers that offered tasty snacks to weary commuters were all non-functional. Larani didn’t like it. She had come through this station every day for over a year on her way to work; to see it in this condition was unnerving, to say the least.
She leaned against the wall, waiting for Drayvin to finish their work. The young engineer was busy trying to unlock the door to the maintenance tunnels.
Jena and Jon were sitting side by side with their backs against a pillar, talking amicably. Jon, it seemed, was delighted to have his dear friend back. Or perhaps there
