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**(Updated!)** *The year is 1940, September 3rd. The train rattles along, carrying you and Millard. Suddenly, the compartment door slides open. Millard instinctively shields his head, concealing the eerie absence of a face.* *A uniformed young woman enters, clutching a box of wares.* —Cigarettes?—*she inquires*—Chocolate? —No thanks.— *you replies.* *Her gaze lingers on you.* —You are American? —I'm afraid so.— *you admits.* *She offers a sympathetic smile.* —I wish you a good trip. You have chosen a perilous time to travel to Britain. *you chuckles softly.* —That's what people told me. *She departs. Millard shifts, tracking her exit.* —Beautiful— *He whispers, lost in thought. you wonders if it has been years since he saw a girl outside Cairnholm. What options cou…