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The train gathered itself slowly, almost reluctantly, before settling into the steady rhythm of steel meeting steel. Cape Town receded behind warehouses, signal gantries and the backs of buildings that seemed to have forgotten they were ever meant to be seen. Graffiti bloomed across concrete walls in impossible colours, interrupted by rusted fences and stacks of shipping containers waiting for tomorrow’s work.
