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December 10, 2004
Near disaster ~ Travel
Not until I was sitting in the tram did I sense that something was missing. Then I realized that I had left my laptop in the train.
I jumped out of the front exit of the tram like I was parachuting into morning nothingness, and I made a mad sprint for the front entrance of the train station. A man yelled at me twice and pointed to the ground where my nice winter scarf had fallen. In panic I retraced my steps and then kept on going again.
Would I be in time?
I ran as fast as I could back along the endless hallways of Centraal Station, dashed up the stairs and down the platform.
Boy was I sure relieved when I found it resting above my seat in the baggage rack where I had carefully placed it. At the time I had kept telling myself: don't forget it, don't forget.
Near disasters keep us alert, and as long as things turn out alright life will continue as if nothing had ever happened in the first place.
Posted at 8:31 PM
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