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The Dropout on the Midnight Train

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“The midnight train always takes you where you need to go, which isn’t always where you want to go.” That’s what was written on the ticket dad sent me.


The ride home lasts an hour. At this time of night there’s nobody here but me and the conductor. He stands behind a tinted window, where I slide my ticket for him to punch. I plop my bags in the back seat so that the conductor can’t find an excuse...

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