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<h1>I Like Trains</h1>
<p>
<span class="quote speech">Michelle! Guess what I found...</span><br />
She climbs through the gap between rotting cars on the adjacent track.
The two are exploring one of Ivydale&apos;s train yards. Michelle climbs
through between the rotting cars on an adjacent track, looking for him.
<br />
<span class="quote speech">No idea. Where are you?</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Up here.</span><br />
Jack is standing on top of one of the metro trains. Michelle climbs onto
the link between cars, from there onto the the edge of the broken
windshield, and Jack helps her up to the rather sketchy-looking roof.
<br />
Jack is standing on top of <span class="comment">atop?</span> one of the
metro trains. Michelle climbs onto the link between cars, from there
onto the the edge of the broken windshield, and Jack helps her up to the
rather sketchy-looking roof.<br />
<span class="quote speech">Look, over there...</span><br />
He points across the deteriorating trains, towards the outermost track of
the overgrown train yard. A small roof &ndash; or in places what remains
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</p>
<p>
They climb back down and make their way over to one of the tank cars.
Jack clmbs onto the side of the car and attempts to use the ladder
Jack clmbs onto the end of the car and attempts to use the ladder
leading to the top. It crumbles under his feet.
<span class="quote speech">I guess I found the way down &ndash; hey, use
me as a ladder.</span> He leans against the tank and helps her on top of
it.
<span class="comment">Wording!! &quot;ladder&quot; and &quot;helps&quot;
reads weird twice in a row</span>
me as a ladder instead.</span> He leans against the tank and helps her
on top of it.
</p>
<p>
Michelle inspects the lid. It&apos;s held on with large nuts.<br />
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<span class="quote speech">I&apos;m afraid to see what you call very
rusty.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">This thing, for example.</span><br />
He hits the ladder with it, causing a large section of it to break off
and crumble. Then, he hands her the wrench. After a bit of fiddling, she
He hits the ladder with it, causing a large section to break off and
crumble. Then, he hands her the wrench. After a bit of fiddling, she
manages to get a good grip on one of the nuts holding the lid in place
&ndash; it doesn&apos;t budge.<br />
<span class="quote speech">Need a hammer or something?</span><br />
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Jack picks up a section of metal pipe and passes it to her. Putting it
over the wrench for additional leverage, she pushes against it until the
bolt snaps with a bang.<br />
<span class="quote speech">That&apos;s certainly one of the ways to undo
a nut</span>, she says before moving on to the next one.
<span class="quote speech">That&apos;s certainly one of the ways to
unbolt this thing...</span> she says before moving on to the next one.
</p>
<p>
One by one, she removes the other nuts. Some of them snap off, some
unscrew with considerable force. She lets go of the pipe and attempts
to lift the lid &ndash; it&apos;s still stuck in place. Using the wrench
as a hammer, she whacks it until it comes loose.<br />
as a hammer, she whacks it until it comes loose...<br />
<span class="quote speech">There&apos;s nothing in here.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech"><i>Great.</i> I guess there are a bunch more
we can try...</span> <span class="comment">needs a better reaction, may
we can try.</span> <span class="comment">needs a better reaction, may
want to state disappointment explicitly</span><br />
She jumps down onto the edge of the car.<br />
She jumps back down onto the end of the car.<br />
<span class="quote speech">Looks like we&apos;ll be climbing a bunch of
tank cars today.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Let&apos;s see about that... Mind giving me
the wrench for a moment?</span><br />
She hands it back to Jack. He uses it to knock against the wall of the
next tank.<br />
She hands it back to Jack. He jumps over the gap between cars and uses
it to knock against the wall of the next tank.<br />
<span class="quote speech">Sounds empty.</span>
</p>
<p>
The third tank seems more promising. It only makes a dull <i>clunk</i>
when Jack hits it with the wrench. He helps Michelle on top again.
when Jack hits it with the wrench. Michelle climbs on top again.
The nuts on this one come off more easily and it doesn&apos;t take
long until she lifts the lid.<br />
<span class="quote speech">Jackpot! Smells like diesel.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Stupid idea but I need to show you
<span class="quote speech">Jackpot!</span> She sniffs the smell coming
off the liquid inside. <span class="quote speech">Smells like
diesel.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Nice! Let&apos;s find a truck or something
to drive around in... Wait, stupid idea but I need to show you
something.</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Oh no, what are you up to again?</span><br />
<span class="quote speech">Nothing in particular... Wanna follow me for a