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Part 3: The Road to Halton Hills
The wagon creaked as it left the little platform behind. Neil sat beside his uncle, suitcase at his feet, fingers wrapped around the smooth stone in his pocket. The road stretched ahead in a long, frozen ribbon. Pine trees lined the edges, bare branches brushing the sky.
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By Joseph McTaggart
Neil McTaggart stood at the harbour, hands deep in his coat pockets, watching the steamship as it groaned and shifted in the water. He was eighteen years old, broad-shouldered and sharp-eyed, with fingers that looked older than the rest of him.
His boots were worn. His suitcase was heavy. But it wasn’t just the weight of his belongings that slowed his steps. It was something harder to carry — the knowledge that he was leaving everything behind.
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