Centralia’s a good place to bathe, get some food, and then head west. The Pacific’s not that far anymore; it’s even within a few day’s flying distance if Sweetsong can’t find a train.

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Sooner or later, Sweetsong has to get over the mountains if she wants to keep going west. It’s a mixed blessing; while she’s past the speedy railroad mainlines of the Midwest, now she’s got more scenery and fewer people who might spot her.

Having been on that route myself, I can say that it’s gorgeous.

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From riding in the cab of a DPU to accidentally boarding a local train that’s picking up grain cars at each elevator it passes . . . at least it’s picking up; if it was dropping off, Sweetsong might find herself stranded in the middle of Big Sky Country.

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