Another day had begun and there was no one on the train but Dave . Outside the window a strange green mist fell down which made it hard to see out the window . Then everything went black and the train started shaking , then in the carriage there were flashing lights followed by a series of strange pulsating whirling sounds it all ended as the train went into a tunnel on the other side of the tunnel outside the window it looked like a scene from the wild west , There were cowboys on horseback racing alongside the train .
They went into a town when the wind was blowing tumbleweeds and the spun
around in what looked like a ghost town . In the sky buzzards fell to the ground and then they disappeared as some cowboys came galloping in the opposite showing off their horse riding skills . They were turning around in the saddle and riding backwards then leaning over to one side of the horse halin in ands half out of the saddle .
The they skedaddled out of sight as some Indians came towards them . Tout the window were lots of teepees and in the middle of the village , some Indian’s who dancing and chanting around an open fire .
The next thing the train went inside another tunnel and when after it came out the other side the train was travelling through a busy city . There were hundreds of homeless people sleeping rough on the pavements and not far away there was beautiful palace with guards protecting the gates . The train went across a bridge , where underneath in a river ships and boats made their way to other ports near and far . Over the bridge the train went keeping a parallel line with the river . On the rivers edge there were shanty towns with many people living in hardship , The train left the river behind and darkness fell with the moon in the sky shining brightly . On both side of the train there were state of the art highways filled with traffic and the multicoloured lights of some huge city shone like gems in the night ,
As the train travelling on there were many fast moving new cars were seen on busy roads everywhere . High buildings were scattered all over the place in what resembled a massive city that had been established by a sea port .
Outside the window of the train the city was sparkling with brightly lit billboards signs and huge screens that displayed everything from artwork to
advertising ,news reports and messages for the people of the city to see .
The train went into section of the main line called sky lift bridge line that locked and sealed the entire train and its passengers and took it up to a railway track on a bridge between two mountains .
The train made its way across to the mountain on the other side of the bridge and on that mountain everything was big . Trees and animals , birds and people as well .
The train went into another tunnel that seemed like a huge cavern inside . When it emerged out from the other end, they were travelling underneath a rainbow-coloured arch on a railway track through a jungle where there were dinosaurs walked around .
Trees and plants were on both sides of the railway track that kept the train out of sight as it made its way around the jungle to another side track that had a Zero ground level lift that took the train back a shed compartment that unlocked permitting the train to make its way back to the main line again where it pulled into a station and Dave got off .
He made his way to the exit where he showed his travel pass .
The ticket collector pointed to an area where electric scooters were parked .
Your travel pass entitles you to use any of the scooters while you’re here , they pre-programmed to bring you to the hotel where you’ll be staying and some of the interesting places here .
Just insert your travel card into the slot on the front of the scooter and press whatever destination you want to go to .
Enjoy your time here at Scooter town .
Dave took a scooter and went to the hotel to rest and have some food at the end of a long train trip to many different places .
Since committing an environmental crime on the post apocolyptic planet Klairn is grounds for execution, investigating the guilty is quite dangerous for a Protector of Klairn.
The rookies joining the ranks of this elite core of environmental spies
The second book of the trilogy, The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier, this volume will be enjoyed by astute 10 or 11 year olds as well as adults. A reader does not have to read To Build a Tunnel First to understand this volume.
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In 2000, Todd Cheney set out to write a complete fantasy series. Now, almost five years later, his goal is accomplished. The Soulstone will bring to conclusion the story began in The Seventh Circle.
Buried for a thousand years under the sea,
