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Sam pulls himself out of the seat.
“Everyone back to your seats immediately!” he barks, knowing the little boy has been abandoned along the side of the tracks. But at least he was spared his life. The same can’t be said of the remaining passengers if he and Maureen don’t find a way to kill that locomotive. Time is not only getting tight, it’s getting desperate. They are running out of options for stopping this train. This Empire Runaway.
Passengers are screaming now—crying, and weeping. The little boy’s mother is beside herself. She’s a wet rag of tears and desperately weeping. Sam helps as many people as possible with getting back into their seats. He then makes his way back through the confusion to Maureen. Her once confident face has again lost its color and is now pallid.
“What
