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The 11:56 to Jaipur.

It cannot be a good sign when the driver runs away.

The bandits boarded the train quickly, with a riotous, searing fanfare.

It was over in elongated seconds.

I am left pondering my wound and wonder if I should just have let them have it.

I am without pain, yet my essence seeps slowly between my fingers, pooling where I sit.

Pinpricks of dancing light appear around me. Caressing. Soothing. It is peaceful.

My eyes roll and become heavy. Abuzz with sensation, I am looking at myself from across the carriage.

The safe door is open.

And she is gone.

Simon Gary is the author of the brand new novel, “Thryke: The Man That Nobody Knew.” Available from this site.