In the year 2046, a vast rail network spans the globe

A mysterious train leaves for 2046 every once in a while

Every passenger going to 2046 has the same intention

They want to recapture lost memories

Because nothing ever changes in 2046

Nobody really knows if that’s true

Because nobody’s ever come back

Except me

998.

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If someone wants to leave 2046…

…how long will it take?

Some people get away fairly easily

Others find that it takes them much longer

I forget how long I’ve been on this train

I’m starting to feel very lonely

As I recall many have gone to 2046

You’re the first to come back

May I ask why you left 2046?

Whenever anyone asked why I left 2046…

…I gave them some vague answer

Before…

…when people had secrets they didn’t want to share

…they’d climb a mountain

They’d find a tree

and carve a hole in it

And whisper the secret into the hole

Then cover it over with mud

That way. nobody else would ever discover it

I once fell in love with someone

After a while, she wasn’t there

I went to 2046

I thought she might be waiting for me there

But I couldn’t find her

I can’t stop wondering if she loved me or not

But I never found out

Maybe her answer was like a secret…

that no one else would ever know

All memories are traces of tears