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(Just a trivial little thing, timeline is up to you Steam churned into a translucent wall of mist above the tracks, the smell of coal smoke mingling with the faint astringency of old leather, spreading beneath the vaulted ceiling. The red-brick arcade was stained by time with marks of varying shades, and warm yellow light spilled from the tops of the columns, spreading a pool of warm light across the granite floor. A deep-red steam locomotive lay quiet on the tracks, its brass number plate at the front polished to a gleaming shine, reflecting a blurred image of the platform. Beside the mottled cast-iron columns, several unclaimed old leather suitcases were stacked at random, their dark brown and bottle-green patent leather catching a subdued luster in the interplay of light and shadow. In the distance, a gray cat crossed the tracks with composure and vanished into the mist at the end of the platform.