Worked on the railway station at Worth <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She issued and collected tickets <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And when circumstances dictated <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Acted as a travelling ticket inspector <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On busy and crowded trains <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was one part of the job she hated <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Much preferring her own sleepy station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then she met a tall man wearing sunglasses <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who wanted to know so much about the railway<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first Gina was suspicious but gradually thawed <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As she was wined and dined and treated very well <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The last day of November was a dark and bitter day <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The presidents monthly train was due to pass <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the the wooden bridge at Orag Or at noon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its dates were normally staggered for security reasons <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the president was deeply unpopular <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only the Orag Or signalman knew the details <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But he had a careless mouth and told Gina <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who in turn told the tall man wearing sunglasses <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He then vanished without a trace<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wooden bridge at Orag Or <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Was destroyed by powerful bomb <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking the presidents train into a ravine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country celebrated wildly <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were even fireworks in Worth <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet no matter how hard they tried <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The authorities never found out <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where the breach had occurred <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gina knew that she had been used <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And she and the careless signalman <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Made a promise that they would protect each other <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And to this day this promise has not been broken
The Magical Meaning of Meltdowns (1985)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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