[00:00.80]Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision.
[00:03.80]We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent.
[00:06.80]We are traveling by train.
[00:08.80]Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene
[00:11.00]of cars on nearby highways,
[00:13.00]of children waving at a crossing,
[00:15.00]of cattle grazing on a distant hillside,
[00:17.00]of smoke pouring from a power plant,
[00:19.00]of row upon row of corn and wheat,
[00:21.00]of flatlands and valleys,
[00:23.00]of mountains and rolling hillsides,
[00:25.60]of city skylines and village halls.
[00:28.20]But uppermost in our minds
[00:30.00]is the final destination.
[00:31.40]On a certain day at a certain hour,
[00:33.40]we will pull into the station.
[00:35.00]Bands will be playing and flags waving.
[00:37.80]Once we get there,
[00:39.20]so many wonderful dreams will come true
[00:41.60]and the pieces of our lives will fit together
[00:43.00]like a completed jigsaw puzzle.
[00:45.20]How restlessly we pace the aisles,
[00:47.60]damning the minutes for loitering
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