Locomotive Breath Preview by TheSharpness, literature
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Locomotive Breath Preview
The turn of the century had done little for William Turnpikes fortunes. He now found himself running low on shillings, the locals were beginning to get wise to his tricks, and even as he packed his satchel to head home after a rather unsuccessful day on the streets, the roaring of the Post-Birds engines above remained a constant irritant.
The Post-Birds, so called due to their hooked leather caps giving them an avian-like appearance as they hovered in the skies above, had life easy compared to Will. A comfortable job, a machine given to them as a perk of the trade that allowed man to fly, and if pay was ever low that week, they could always