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< h1 > A Simple Errand< / h1 >
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< span class = "quote speech" > Next stop: Central Square< / span > < br / >
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Annie looks up. That' s where she has to get off. She only needs to
be at work in the afternoon so she decided to get that manual for Jack.
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< p >
The train comes to a halt in the station. Annie steps out onto the
platform. Few people are around at this time. She glances at the clock
next to the train display: 10:17 AM. The light on the display switches to
the next train and the digits for the time of arrival start flipping over.
< span class = "comment" > Is there a more elegant way to describe the train
station displays of yesteryear? < / span > The door chime sounds and the
doors close. Annie starts to walk. The train begins to hum and starts to
move. She follows the roughly three other people towards the exit.
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Annie walks down the stairs and steps onto the square. It is brightly
illuminated by a large glowing sphere made of yellow and brown glass
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tiles, suspended on steel cables that hang from four office complexes
at the corners of the square, towering over the rest of the buildings.
The other buildings around the square are more in line with the rest of
the city but they each have a very unique look. There' s the town
hall < span class = "comment" > city hall?< / span > , a building of dark red
and yellow bricks, arranged to form beautiful patterns. Next to it is
the Museum of the Last Days, a dystopian-looking building with black
metal plates as a facade. Other buildings of note include the courthouse,
a theater, < span class = "comment" > Does that word also apply to what the
German word means?< / span > and the cathedral - the only religious building
in the city.
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To her right is the library, a large building with a facade of sandstone
blocks. The front features large pillars and a staircase spanning the
entire width of the building giving it the look of an ancient temple.
The wall behind the pillars has multiple rows of windows.
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< / p >
< p >
Annie makes her way up the stairs and enters through the large wooden
doors. She walks up to the counter. < br / >
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< span class = "quote speech" > Hello, how may I help you today?< / span > The guy
behind the counter smiles. < span class = "quote speech" > Borrowing the next
stack of fantasy books?< / span > , he asks. < br / >
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< span class = "quote speech" > Uhm... Actually, no< / span > , Annie replies as
she takes her library card and a piece of paper out of her bag.< br / >
< span class = "quote speech" > I have a quite unusual request. I am looking
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for< / span > – she glances at the piece of paper –
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< span class = "quote speech" > a manual for a Neotek B three three F Y dash
A F bunker door.< / span > < br / >
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The guy types into his terminal for a moment. Annie places her library
card on the counter. With a worried look, he turns back to her: < br / >
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< span class = "quote speech" > I' m afraid, that it has recently been
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classified. There is a note about terrorism in here.< / span > < br / >
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< span class = "quote speech" > So there is no way to get it?< / span > < br / >
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He musters her for a second, then he takes the card, quickly scribbles
something on it, and puts it back. < br / >
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< span class = "quote speech" > I can check you against a list of people with
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security clearance. One moment, I' ll get it.< / span > < br / >
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He gestures towards the exit. Then, he turns around and walks towards a
door to the left, seemingly taking his sweet time. Annie gets the
message, grabs her library card and makes a swift exit. Just as she
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leaves, she hears him call out to someone else: < br / >
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< span class = "quote speech" > Dorothy, she left. What do I put on the
list?< / span >
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< br / >
< span class = "comment" > Input on how to format this dialog is appreciated.
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< / span >
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< p >
Annie is already half-way down the stairs by the time the heavy door
falls shut. Quickly, she walks back to the station. A train is coming.
She hurries up the stairs and gets on. The doors close and it begins to
move. Annie catches her breath and takes her library card out to look at
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it. The note written on it reads:
< span class = "quote non-speech" > < metro station> 10:30PM
tonight< / span > .
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