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The sun dipped below the tree line, bleeding

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a dusky orange light across the forgotten spur

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of the railway.

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Old, rusted rails crunched faintly beneath the shifting

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gravel, having borne the silence of abandonment for

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decades.

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Yet, tonight, the silence was broken.

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At the head of the overgrown line rested

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a magnificent vintage steam locomotive.

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Though its chassis bore the detailed texture of

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rusted metal and weathered iron,

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it had clearly been meticulously restored to a

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phantom glory.

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A faint, ghostly plume of steam drifted upward

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from its brass whistle,

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dissolving into the cool evening air like a

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sigh of relief.

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Inside the massive boiler, a newly stoked fire

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crackled, casting a warm, flickering glow against the

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gathering shadows.

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The engineer wiped a soot -stained hand across

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his brow, stepping down from the cab to

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admire the beast of burden.

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With a sudden, deep wheeze, the locomotive gave

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a heavy shudder,

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metal groaning against metal as pressure built in

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its iron lungs.

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It was ready to leave the ghosts of

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the past behind, waiting only for the signal

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to roll once more into the fading dusk.