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The train was late today. I knew it was an unusual day when I walked up the steps at the same time as always and a train was also arriving. That's not what regularly happens. Anything out of the ordinary like that is a clue to an error somewhere out there.
A couple weeks ago, for example, I knew there was a problem when a train pulled into the station and didn't leave after a few minutes. All of a sudden, it began to really pour, and the thunder shook the windows. I could see lightning streaking across the sky. It appeared that the power had blacked out along the trainlines from New York to Virginia. Trains were stopped in every station along the way for nearly two hours.
Of course, I made a series of bad decisions in response. Not knowing how long the delay was going to be, I called my girlfriend to see if she would come pick me up. Not being familiar with the area, she nearly killed herself in the traffic and downpours on her way there, and after all that the trains started moving before she could even reach the station. I didn't get home until it was nearly dark.
I hope there aren't delays like that once I start my new job. Or rain, for that matter. I need to walk a few blocks, and I hate getting wet!
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