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Argie Frizz

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The Train Conductor

Argie Frizz

Submitted to Contest #293

Alberto arrived at Leving Rum Station sometime after the rain had begun. His mother had dropped him off on the platform in front of the emerald green steam engine with the number 19 emblazoned on the side. He still bore the pink outline of his mother’s lips on his forehead and touched it affectionately. Alberto set down his trunk, causing the contents within to rattle and clack. He glanced down at the ticket in his hand, turning it over to reveal a drawing of a large, menacing octopus with eight winding tentacles placing a gold crown on its ...

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