A quiet erosion

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Adventure often begins with a question mark, and few settings carried more mystery than a steam train cutting through the African night of days bygone.

The carriages swayed with an almost artful rhythm, the whistle echoing across vast stretches of wilderness where electricity was scarce and darkness pressed close.

Smoke curled into a sky jewelled with stars, as if the locomotive were sketching secret maps amongst the constellations.

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A quiet erosion

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