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Weekly Contest #271
Waterloo Train station at 3:30 pm on a Tuesday is as glamorous as it sounds. The evening rush hasn’t started, so it is busy with tourists, lost souls, homeless people seeking respite from the cold Spring rain, and people like me whose schedules placed them here against their will. Two distinct, loud chimes sound from the intercom, followed by an automated voice announcing, “The 3:45 pm train to Portsmouth is. Delayed.” “Yes, dear,” I think. “We have already seen that from the messages on the antiquated wooden schedule boards.” I sigh, draggi...
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