A wonderful, gently, moving story. The father's journey on the train is both symbolic, and real. A train is a perfect metaphor for the journey he is traveling into the future. It is also a metaphor for the journey he traveled in life.
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Thanks for the kind notes @theinkwell :) I did indeed read some stories and added comments. Fun little community for sure!