‘There is only one point through which all American trains pass through the Crease. It’s there only because it must be. The Crease bisects the nation, and goods must be moved.
And within the Crease and on the tracks there is one railroad switch that sends trains east or west out of the Crease, depending upon its orientation. It is the only ‘Public Access Railroad Switch’ in America and people use it freely.
It used to be fun, because nobody knew what was on each train, but in these days of the internet, these days of interconnectedness to toxicity, we know what is being moved and when. And people want those things.
People use the Switch freely, still, but it isn’t fun anymore. Such is the danger of knowledge.’
-an excerpt, Autumn by the Wayside
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