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Atocha station looks fantastic.
On its concourse a small jungle can
Be found, hydrated by techno-
Sprays, hung from slender poles.

The ticket office is made of marble.
Computerised with digital screens and
The prettiest station clocks that ever
Ticked. Just don’t try buying a ticket.

First you must collect your number.
Then discover your number is seven
Weeks from the ticket booth. Seven
Weeks later the computers are down.

Should the system ever work, the odds are
There’s no room on the train, which left three
Days ago. Why go to a station to catch a
Train, when you can go there to explore the jungle?


27.11.05