The third barricade appears just after we're rolling again the next morning. I was right about Chime's choices. Last night, the moment we came aboard, myself and the small group I waited for the last to return, the train boss was eager to get moving.

"No way I'm leaving us exposed to this place." She tried to hide her shudder in a shrug but I saw the gooseflesh rise on her arms and knew she was as creeped out by this city as the rest of us. "Who knows what could come out of ...