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No. Hannah and Connor didn't meet til college.

About the Western and Atlantic Railroad, speaking of The General (note the W&ARR on the locomotive's tender): A defining feature of the middle latitudes of North American, dominated by the USA is the massive, nearly flat Mississippi River valley, whose navigable waterways penetrate deep into the country's interior. It's a perfect situation for the bulk transportation of raw materials, with which the USA is loaded. However, all those rivers go drain into the ocean in only one place: New Orleans. Another defining feature is the Appalachian mountain range, which separates the colonial ports on the Atlantic from the Mississippi valley. Masses of capital were expended trying to get canals and later railroads through the rugged folds to take shipping away from New Orleans and enrich the eastern states. The state of New York just happens to have natural passes that connect the Hudson River to the Great Lakes. Projects like the Erie Canal were the first successful passages, fueling New York City's modern commercial dominance. The state of Georgia took up the challenge of connecting its ports -- Macon, Savannah, and Augusta -- to the Tennessee River at Chattanooga, once they got the Creek and Cherokee evicted and shipped off to Oklahoma. The state chose a site by the upper Chattahoochee River to connect up all the railroads before routing them north through the mountains on the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The site was called "Terminus", then to emphasize the cross-continental nature of the new city, it was renamed Atlantica-Pacifica, later shortened to Atlanta. (If you read "Gone with the Wind" you knew this already) It's still a massive transportation hub, and the biggest city in the southeast USA.

If you do, I'll retroactively claim Neo, Mark, Khaotung and Book.

Good time getting high, and explaining to M why he was not wanting to kiss M. Lousy experience in school, being bullied by his father and people at school. Was Hannah around, then? Then getting the dog and making M happy. Waking up with M in bed was too much, and he gave in to the Kiss. But like we know from the first food. M does not know what to do, and he bit Connor’s tongue… Connor runs into the man in black who calls him by name. Then escapes into the swamp. Hopefully M is safe with Jack to protect him…

Don't make me recall Fourth and Meen and retroactively claim Boom.

Some of those questions will be answered in the next chapter, sometime on Friday.

This gif is from the movie "The General", starring Buster Keaton, a silent comedy loosely based on the Andrews Raid of 1862. US military spies hijacked a northbound locomotive -- The General -- in Big Shanty (present-day Kennesaw) Georgia, and drove it toward Chattanooga, destroying tracks and telegraph lines along the way, while Confederate troops gave chase on foot and aboard other locomotives. Watch the movie.

Home coming

@Ronyx is a fantastic author, in my opinion. While I don't always agree with the speed some of his characters 'turn about,' I understand his reasons for writing the way he does. Since I have read most of his stories on his website, I was thrilled to learn he posted here, at GA. Not sure which way I will continue to read them. At least I can post my reactions to his stories/chapters here as they occur. 🤔

Or does chicken taste like fried astro-serpent?? Where is the 8th location???

going home

Don't make me recall First and Mix, bitch!

Peace, love and whatever passes for dope...far out dudes....

RIP Golvinte, and now the best revenge, take the battle to the A-Holes!!!

You have my sympathies - disrupted sleep is the worst - I hate it

Truth be told, this chapter will probably bring memories of people to every reader, whether casual acquaintances, 1 night stands or relationships. Regardless of what era readers grew up in. Although according to "more seasoned" friends, (over 50 but not pensioners), mostly 'connections' in the last 1/2 century, before the "oughties" began. Nicely created chapter @Robert Hugill, like a written version of a hand woven tapestry.

Out going

We all know you have a Hobbit fetish and are happy to hear you trust us enough to be open about it

Frat

You started it

Did he touch a bit of a sore spot? You will do anything to marry Spike

Hmmm, this morning when I woke up, I had two bananas for breakfast instead of 1 😮 And I only read this now. I wonder what mysterious powers @TalonRider has over us

Most definitely better.

Simply brilliant word picture and commentary....