Part 1

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Part 1   The train arrived at Piraeus station. Blanche had taken the train from her town into Athens for the first time, then swapped lines at the intercity hub. She emerged through a thick puff of bubblegum-scented vaping cloud and got hit with the hustle-and-bustle of the busy place. She must have looked like a fish out of water, because a young sailor offered to help her out. “Can I help you, ma’am?” Blanche turned to him, looking grateful “Well, they told me to take a streetcar named Desire, ride it all the way to Paris for an entire day and get off at Elysian Fields.” The sailor smiled. “I see.” He leaned in closer, looked around to see if anyone could overhear. “Did you add the hashtag?” “What hashtag?” whispered Blanche, confused. “You need to add the hashtag #desire on your

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