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The Night Porter, Episode 1: The Bride on the 2:10

The Night Porter, Episode 1: The Bride on the 2:10. Comic strip. The full text is in the transcript below.
A fictional story. Characters, places and events are invented.

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  1. 1. Platform 9

    Chandpur Junction. Every night at 2 a.m., one passenger arrives that only Raghu can see.

  2. 2. The bride

    Raghu: Beti, the last train left hours ago.

    Kamla: I'm waiting for the 2:10 to Lucknow. My groom is on it.

  3. 3. 1952

    The 2:10 to Lucknow stopped running in 1952.

    Raghu: Beti… what year do you think it is?

    Kamla: 1952, of course.

  4. 4. The ticket

    Kamla: He missed the train that night. He promised he'd find me.

    Raghu: Then we'll wait together.

  5. 5. The 2:10

    Kamla: You came!

    He had ridden every night train since 1952, looking for her.

  6. 6. Next

    Raghu: Safe journey, beti.

    Tomorrow at 2 a.m.: someone knocks from inside the luggage van.