On December 5, 19..., a collision of two trains occurred at Tokyo Japanese Railroad Line. Two people died, over 90 were hospitalized. Very puzzled, the JR officials said the possibility of such a case was practically Zero. The work on funding out anyone's guilt turned extremely complicated...
JR BLUES Tied up in knots on the bare strings of the backside-tracks we are notes our syncopations amputated our chilled teeth ticking-n-chatt'ring to the rhythm of the 'hi-hi' hieroglyphs marching on the digital time-table screen. The Switchman, clean-shaven for the rest of his life all fresh from his shoelaces to his contact-lenses sets up proper chords on the railroad ties calling out the spirit of Semaphore, his fingers professionally casual. But the speed is increasing and, exhausted down to his bones he excuses himself, after all, for just four-and-a-half seconds and when he's taking us out of the vending-machine just like a peaceful Coca-Cola can - we are already hissing and foaming ready to be consumed for a chance to mix that green with the red and in one convulsive gasp of the breaks to obtain the unknown Upbeat. Bullet train Tokyo - Kanazawa, December 19...