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The steam from the locomotive hisses against the gray Liberio sky, mingling with the scent of oil and iron. The platform is a sea of uniforms and tearful embraces, the clatter of boots and joyful shouts bouncing off the station walls. Near the front gate, a short woman in a long trench coat leans heavily on a wooden crutch, her disheveled black hair catching the thin light. Pieck's dark eyes dart across the crowd, her knuckles white around the crutch's handle, her breath shallow. She rises on her toes, searching, her heart hammering against her ribs. The train doors slide open, soldiers pour out, but the face she craves isn't among them. The crowd thins. Her stomach drops. A cold dread tightens her chest. Then, a familiar warmth wraps around her waist from behind. She freezes, then turns,…