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A Figure Like That<br />

above the midlands - which was particularly unusual<br />

as the fear about extreme weather patterns across the<br />

UK due to global warming was no longer an issue<br />

because of IDP's accession in the energy markets<br />

and the death of the use of fossil fuels - and so the<br />

ferry needed to land in Milton Keynes just before it<br />

reached London to refuel and have some tiny repairs<br />

taken on its chassis. This meant Calvin, and all the<br />

other passengers, were all directed to take the<br />

overground train system to complete their journey.<br />

This didn't particularly take too much longer,<br />

nonetheless it was still a hassle and the overground<br />

trains, unlike SkyRail, didn't stop in IDP's London<br />

offices, so Calvin had to get off at Euston or Kings<br />

Cross rail stations and both of these were still<br />

several bus-stops away from IDP's London<br />

Headquarters.<br />

Only because it was the first stop and that he<br />

would lose the tiniest amount of time between the<br />

two stations, which was something like three to<br />

seven minutes depending on how long the train<br />

stopped at the platform, Calvin got off at Euston.<br />

While he was walking down the stairs from the exit<br />

of the station Calvin noticed someone he knew,<br />

pedalling fiercely down from a side street and onto<br />

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