RUFUS CATCH-ALL

[robopriest]

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[soulus]

And the bowls?

[robopriest]

Filled with the remnants of coffee.

[soulus]

. . . The railroad station.

[robopriest]

[A smile spreads across his face.]

That's not a good place to sleep, Rufus. What were you doing up there?

[soulus]

I was there to observe.

[robopriest]

Observe what? If there were trains coming by?

[soulus]

Yes—as well as any changes to the area.

[robopriest]

And? Any changes? Any nighttime trains come to whisk you away?

[soulus]

. . . There was a rock.

[robopriest]

A...rock.

What kind of rock?

[soulus]

On the surface, it looked ordinary. It appeared to have been thrown from the station through a window.

[robopriest]

And you noticed it this morning? Or last night when you were there?

[soulus]

This morning.