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Last published Sat, Nov 23, 2013
"Ah," It said. "I've been expecting you, Blakeley."
London is the same, all day, every day. The city and, ultimately, the world, run like clockwork. So when young Richard Blakeley's train is delayed, he knows something is wrong...
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