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Fiction

The Power of Argument

Meriel Patrick conducts an infinitely long train of thought.

The railway is the first thing you notice when you arrive. It trundles on incessantly, weaving its way around the island, never stopping, day or night. We stand watching it for a few minutes. There’s something hypnotic about the endless line of carriages slowly rumbling past. “Come on,” says my guide at last.

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