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(1)——– 6.45 train, which went from Winchester to Southampton, was already full of (2) ————commuters when Rale boarded it with fifteen minutes to go before its departure. He registered (3) ———vague annoyance at this, as it meant he had to actually communicate with a fellow passenger in order to find (4) one remaining window seat in his normal carriage, (5) ———carriage C. Rale always made a point of travelling in the middle carriage for (6)———- safety’s sake – about such things as (7)———- safety he was meticulous – and would only venture into (8) first four carriages, or for that matter (9) last four, in (10) extreme emergencies. Rale was nothing if not a creature of (11) habit; it bothered him intensely if he was unable to get a window seat or if (12) drinks trolley lady didn’t come round, or worse still, she came but (13) hot water boiler wasn’t working and so (14) coffee was not available. A brioche and a cup of coffee – black, one sugar – was Rale’s early-morning indulgence. He found it sufficed for a breakfast, unless he was unusually hungry. Exactly ten minutes into (15) journey, Rale opened his briefcase and took out his copy of that morning’s Guardian newspaper, neatly folded, and began (16) crossword. This was (17) time of day Rale liked best. He could immerse himself in (18) delightful challenge of teasing out words from his mind, and put off (19) thoughts of work in the administrative department of (20) Southampton Hospital. Today, however, Rale’s neatly planned existence was to be well and truly turned on its head.
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