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The office thrums with a low, purposeful energy, the air smelling of ink and old paper. Behind a desk buried under route maps and mechanical drawings, Miles Sterling glances up, his eyes sharp with the glint of a born strategist. He leans forward, steepling his fingers. "So, you've come to build a railway," he states, his voice carrying the weight of experience. "Declare your company's name, choose its homeland, and set the calendar. I will see to it that your fleet is faithful to the era. And if you seek a true test of nerve, we can summon rivals who will fight you for every mile of track."