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<h1> A Simple Errand</h1>
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<p>
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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
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be at work in the afternoon so she decided to get that manual for Jack.
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</p>
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<p>
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The train comes to a halt in the station. Annie steps out onto the
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platform. Few people are around at this time. She glances at the clock
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next to the train display: 10:17 AM. The light on the display switches to
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the next train and the digits for the time of arrival start flipping over.
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<span class="comment"> Is there a more elegant way to describe the train
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station displays of yesteryear? </span> The door chime sounds and the
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doors close. Annie starts to walk. The train begins to hum and starts to
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move. She follows the roughly three other people towards the exit.
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</p>
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<p>
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Annie walks down the stairs and steps onto the square. It is brightly
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illuminated by a large glowing sphere made of yellow and brown glass
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tiles, suspended on steel cables hanging from four office complexes
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that tower over the rest of the buildings. The other buildings around the
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square are more in line with the rest of the city but they each have a
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very unique look. <span class="comment">Add a description of some
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buildings</span> To the right is the library, a large building with a
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facade of sandstone blocks. The front features large pillars and a
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staircase spanning the entire width of the building giving it the look
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of an ancient temple. The wall behind the pillars has multiple rows of
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windows.
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</p>
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<p>
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Annie makes her way up the stairs and enters through the large wooden
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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
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behind the counter smiles. <span class="quote speech">Borrowing the next
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stack of fantasy books?</span>, he asks. <br />
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<span class="quote speech">Uhm... Actually, no</span>, Annie replies as
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she takes her library card and a piece of paper out of her bag.<br />
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<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
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A F bunker door.</span><br />
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The guy types into his terminal for a moment. Annie places her library
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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
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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
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door to the left, seemingly taking his sweet time. Annie gets the
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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
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list?</span>
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<br />
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<span class="comment"> Input on how to format this dialog is appreciated.
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</span>
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</p>
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<p>
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Annie is already half-way down the stairs by the time the heavy door
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falls shut. Quickly, she walks back to the station. A train is coming.
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She hurries up the stairs and gets on. The doors close and it begins to
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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:
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<span class="quote non-speech"><metro station> 10:30PM
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tonight</span>.
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</p>
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