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Quantum Drift
Category: Sci-Fi
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The end.