The Answer Vera Needed

Heathcliff thinks for a long time. Sugar thinks too. The Railway carries packages, signals, data, cargo, passengers, light. What can it not carry? Then Heathcliff gives one WOOF — clear and certain. He knows. The Railway cannot carry a goodbye. Because a goodbye means you are not coming back. And the Railway always comes back. Vera smiles. She tells them where the Lantern Room is.