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in boston, on the T, there's a recorded message that comes on periodically to announce the next stop and the final destination. heading back into town from cambridge the end of the line is ashmont, so one voice comes on and says something along the lines of, "this train is bound for," and then another comes on to finish with "ashmont." but the key is how it's said, the delivery. it's emphatic, but not happy and also sounding surprised somehow. i don't think he knows the meaning of the word, or maybe it's a cry of desperation. actually, when i think about it, it's brilliant. there is such weight and intrigue. i could think about how he says it for hours. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont. ashmont.