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- The seawater has already started to corrode the metalworks.
- The seawater has already started to corrode the metalworks.
- The seawater is already corroding the fuel lines, metalworks, and undercarriage components. It's seeping into the various modules and short-circuiting the electrical systems, including the electro-magnetic steering and brakes...
- The motor carriage looks very sad sitting all alone in the ice.
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- The seawater is already corroding the fuel lines, metalworks, and undercarriage components. It's seeping into the various modules and short-circuiting the electrical systems, including the electro-magnetic steering and brakes...
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"So this is where all the tracks were leading to!"
So this is where all the tracks were leading to!
This is where the tracks on the plaza were leading to.
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"It appears to be so." The lieutenant has a peculiar look in his eyes as he inspects the wreckage.
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"I agree," the lieutenant replies, his eyes never leave the sunken vehicle. "We should definitely investigate."
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- A seagull takes off from the half-submerged machine. It's almost like the bird is acknowledging your decision.
- A seagull takes off from the half-submerged machine. It's almost like the bird is acknowledging your decision.
- "I agree," the lieutenant replies, a curious look in his eyes. "We should definitely investigate."
- A seagull takes off from the half-submerged machine. It's almost like the bird is acknowledging your decision.
- "I agree," the lieutenant replies, a curious look in his eyes. "We should definitely investigate."
- A seagull takes off from the half-submerged machine. It's almost like the bird is acknowledging your decision.
- "I agree," the lieutenant replies, his eyes never leave the sunken vehicle. "We should definitely investigate."
- "I agree," the lieutenant replies, a curious look in his eyes. "We should definitely investigate."
- "I agree," the lieutenant replies, a curious look in his eyes. "We should definitely investigate."
- A seagull takes off from the half-submerged machine. It's almost like the bird is acknowledging your decision.
- "I agree," the lieutenant replies, his eyes never leave the sunken vehicle. "We should definitely investigate."
- A seagull takes off from the half-submerged machine. It's almost like the bird is acknowledging your decision.
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Suddenly you're reminded of the lieutenant's Kineema and the weird feeling about the fish and seaweed you had...
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Why the doom and gloom? It's just a sunken motor carriage. Some motor carriages are bound to end up in the sea.
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- What is the make of this MC? Can I see a logo?
- Run your hand over the cold metal.
- How long has it been here?
- Sit on the swing and wait for the tide to recede.
- What should I do?
- Fish and seaweed... I thought this was about Kim's car?
- "Well, well, well. Looks like Jacob Irw's journey came to an abrupt end here."
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The logo is too deep in the murky water -- you can't make it out. But you do see a monkfish float by.
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The motor carriage is properly stuck in the ice. Getting it out would require a team of specialists.
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A single day in the salty seawater would ruin most vehicles, but this one looks worn even in places the saltwater hasn't touched it.
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Rust, moss, and sea life have already claimed it for themselves and initiated a slow decomposition process.
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"How long has it been here?"
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"The ice hasn't closed around the vehicle yet..." He leans forward to peek into the cold water. "My guess is it's been here since last Saturday or Sunday."
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- "The ice hasn't closed around the vehicle yet..." He leans forward to peek into the cold water. "My guess is it's been here since last Saturday or Sunday."
- The accident couldn't have happened too long ago. The ice hasn't closed up around the vehicle, so the crash must have happened last Saturday or Sunday.
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The estimate is correct. The incident probably occurred on Sunday evening.
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The accident couldn't have happened too long ago. The ice hasn't closed up around the vehicle, so the crash must have happened last Saturday or Sunday.
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As you sit down in the old, rusty playground, the world around you becomes very silent.
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Nothing but the sound of seagulls, high above in the sky, echoing like distant laughter. Ice cracks around the blue motor carriage in the sea.
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The tune on your lips forms a strange, yet undeniably beautiful contrast with the surrounding bleakness.
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The lieutenant gives you a quick glance. Then, still looking straight ahead, he joins you with a higher-pitched and slightly more melodic trill.
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Two birds on a wire, whistling by the seaside. Looking at the water. And a sunken car.
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The wind blows. In the distance, behind the church, some vagrants are having an argument over a bag of tare they found in the reeds. Further away -- a flock of sea gulls lands.
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The clouds pass in the sky and the shadow of the swing moves like the hour hand on a time piece... Thirty minutes have passed.
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- It's impossible to say if it's happening, if the water is receding. All you feel is a lot of time going by.
- It's sad that no one and nothing but the sunken vehicle is here to witness it, but the unexpected beauty of the tune lifts your spirits nonetheless.
- In some way it is still sad that no living thing (other than seagulls) is here to witness a man in his prime trying to learn to whistle.
- Okay, okay... that's way better than what you did.
- The wind blows. In the distance, behind the church, some vagrants are having an argument over a bag of tare they found in the reeds. Further away -- a flock of sea gulls lands.
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Dreaming, drinking, fucking, fighting, trying to improve their lives. Wishing for a better tomorrow.
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In a little alley next to Boogie street, a man in stained overalls steps out of a workshop for a cigarette. His hands are bruised and soaked with motor oil and dirt. He breathes smoke out of his nostrils and closes his eyes. The next five minutes are his and his alone.
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"I'm pretty sure I told you already, didn't I? My dad and mum are both half-Seolite."
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Clouds on the horizon grow darker and the shadow of the swing set keeps climbing. You hear the distant rumble of the city. Thirty minutes pass...
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- "I miss my parents..."
- Well, napalm ants for example are used in some rites of passage rituals...
- "I believe it's following a pattern set millions of years ago by cosmic forces... But I suppose it could move quicker, yes."
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- "I don't know who my mum or my dad was..."
- Unless someone... someone was trying to fake his own death and start life anew...
- "Oh, so both... "
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- "I don't think I'm ever gonna find my gun." (Look around.) "The world is so big and my gun is so small..."
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- Yes it is. It feels as the city behind you grows silent in the waiting. Seems like an eternity has passed...
- The lieutenant looks at his wristwatch. "The world turns as fast as it wants."
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- "I hope my mom isn't dead..."
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- "I understand, you're saying you're siding with the Union."
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Your voice echoes on the water, strange and out of place in the environment. Thirty more minutes pass.
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- Your voice echoes on the water, strange and out of place in the environment. Thirty more minutes pass.
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- It's a Coupris Forty. A work horse of the motor park. Favoured by the working men, government offices, fire fighters I guess, maybe animal control people? You know. Those kinds of people.
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It's as if he knows what it stands for, but wants you to say it. It's pedagogical.
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- "Looks like the factory made a mistake and accidentally called this one Coupris 41." (Scoff.) "Stupid factory."
- "I hate guessing. District something? A precinct? Something municipal?" (Rub your temples -- you're getting a horrible headache.)
- "This must be Tommy 41, the morning host of FM 41!"
- "Oh god, no..."
- "Forty-one, huh? This street racer is quite the ladies man."
- "Forty-one is his rank in the underground street racing hierarchy." (Rub your chin.) "Small fish, this one."
- "It's not uncommon for race cars to have numbers on them."
"Looks like the factory made a mistake and accidentally called this one Coupris 41." (Scoff.) "Stupid factory."
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"But it could also be," he tilts his head and stresses: "... the number of a police precinct. Precinct 41 -- your precinct."
A massive pit opens up in your stomach and the most terrible feeling comes over you.
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- "But it could also be," he tilts his head and stresses: "... the number of a police precinct. Precinct 41 -- your precinct."
- "A precinct, yes!" He tilts his head and continues in a soft voice. "A police precinct. Precinct 41 -- your precinct."
- "But it could also be," he tilts his head and stresses: "... the number of a police precinct. Precinct 41 -- your precinct."
- "Right..." The lieutenant is looking at you peculiarly. "Or 41 is the number of a police precinct? Your precinct."
You feel like you're about to faint and fall off the swing. Your hands get clammy and the air tastes sour to breathe.
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"There were never any street racers. It was always you. You drove your car in the sea."
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"I'm afraid so, yes. It looks like you drove your police motor carriage into the sea, after you jumped across the canal."
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"I'm afraid so, yes. It looks like you started in front of the Whirling, jumped over the canal and then drove your vehicle in the sea right here."