The space behind the lorry was cramped, dingy and waterlogged. I wondered at the situation a little, still put out by the driver’s rejection. Ah well, they’ll soon see sense. The engine started sluggishly, seemingly still weary from its journeying and reluctant to start off down the road again. But I knew that eventually it would get itself into gear, so I grabbed hold of the trailer and pulled myself up, setting down on the little step set just below the doors.
The motor clicked and we were away, me and my chauffer,
along the roads that took us from the services and into the wild wilderlands.
Those spaces kept themselves to themselves, as we did, pierced only by a few roadways
that were often left empty, with only the occasional runner making the journey.
And so we went along these roads, to see the world together.
The space behind the lorry was cramped, dingy and waterlogged.
I wondered at the situation a little, still put out by the driver’s rejection.
Ah well, they’ll soon see sense. The engine started sluggishly, seemingly still
weary from its journeying and reluctant to start off down the road again. But I
knew that eventually it would get itself into gear, so I grabbed hold of the
trailer and pulled myself up, setting down on the little step set just below
the doors.
The motor clicked and we were away, me and my chauffer,
along the roads that took us from the services and into the wild wilderlands.
Those spaces kept themselves to themselves, as we did, pierced only by a few roadways
that were often left empty, with only the occasional runner making the journey.
And so we went along these roads, to see the world together.
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