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 There was barely any space between   got an hour, you might want to take   of leftovers from grilled salmon and   at the station that night. “Well, we wish
 anyone and the sight in front of me was   supper before you come, and it will be   roasted duck. Wow! This was heaven!   you all the best for you to find him. We
 very confusing. What even surprised     a long night.” The locomotive answered.   It would take me days to finish this, oh,   need to leave now, stay safe!” And they
 me  more,  even  though  there  were   I was delighted when I learnt that there   I wondered how many of my kind knew   left the station immediately. Hmm. I
 thousands of humans around, was that   was still a chance to find my man, but   the existence of this place! Suddenly,   wish I could stay with them a little
 I could see no sign of my man! He   I also got a little worried. A long night?   from the shadows of the garbage, a   longer,  then  a  powerful  loud  low
 completely disappeared from my line   In this filthy place with no one I knew?   voice spoke up. “You’re not alone, Kid.   whistle scattered my thoughts.
 of sight. ‘Where!? Where is he!? Oh,   This was terrible! So I asked him if he   We knew this place way before tonight.”   The  whistle  sounded  again.  I
 what should I do, what should I do!?’   knew a place I could find food. He was   My soft fur stood up from fear, because   hurried to the locomotive. My man was
 That  day  was  the  day,  when           nice though, telling me that there was   after  that  5  black  cats  appeared.  I   at the far end of the platform, ready to
 everything had changed. The time had   a famous restaurant near the station   shouted to them “Leave me alone! Get   leave already. “Hurry, hurry! There isn’t
 come, when the gift of heaven betrayed   where lots of rich people went and left   all the food you want, but don’t hurt me,   much time!” he called to me. I ran as
 me. I walked around, but my heart fell   lots of the good stuff behind. I accepted   please!” One of them replied, “Calm   fast as my legs would allow me and
 colder and colder. Humans began to   his offer, feeling much better, and made   down! Come on, we just want to have   caught up with the locomotive at last.
 scatter away and the place got quieter   my  way  there  at  once.  Outside  the       our supper.” Then before I answered   Phew! That was close! The train rolled
 until there was no one around anymore.   station it was very dark. I could only see   they said, “we live here, we eat here,   out of the station into the darkness.
 Silence filled the air, with nothing but a   a few street lights and a mild LED      and we stay here.” They also told me   I made my way up to the cab and
 slow wind to feel. Then I started to talk   reading “Dining Suite, open 24-7.”   that there was too much food for them   just as he told me, I could feel the
 to myself, “Oh, it is dark already, I must   The restaurant looked very clean   to eat anyway, so for the first time ever,   breeze of the summer. It was very hot
 find a place to stay for the night.”   and stylish. The atmosphere was just   I had supper with strangers. They were   and I could see sparks coming out from
 A voice broke the silence. “My   like in a palace. Fine scents occupied   nice though, and even protected me on   a roaring fire inside. The place was quite
 boiler is warm”, it said, “it is safe and   the  air,  the  interior  light  shone  out           my way back to the station. Before they   loud, way too loud for me to sleep. There
 quiet through the night”. I was puzzled.   the  vintage  front  door,  and  crystal   left, one of them said something like,   were two men in front of my eyes, one
 Where was this voice coming from?   chandeliers hung down from the ceiling.   “Thank you for coming. It has been a   shoving coal to the fire and the other
 Then a powerful loud low whistle blew.   Humans inside were enjoying their   long time since someone visited us,   adjusting the valves. Both men saw me
 It must be the locomotive! So I ran for   luxurious dishes. I wished I could get   especially a beautiful cat like you! May   and pointed to the back of the engine
 it. “Is it you who offered me shelter?” I   inside, but I also saw that around the   I ask you something? What made you   as if they were expecting me. There I
 asked. “Exactly, I took your train this   corner behind the restaurant, a door   come here?” So I told them that I had   saw a small cardboard box inside a long
 morning and I might be able to help. I   opened up and someone put out a plate   got lost from my man and I was staying   narrow corridor next to where the coal
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