When the railroad trains moaned, and river-winds blew, bringing echoes…

Jack Kerouac
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When the railroad trains moaned, and river-winds blew, bringing echoes through the vale, it was as if a wild hum of voices, the dear voices of everybody he had known, were crying: Peter, Peter! Where are you going, Peter? And a big soft gust of rain came down. He put up the collar of his jacket, and bowed his head, and hurried along. ✨ Jack Kerouac (1959). The Town and the City
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