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    Going Underground
    Going Underground
    Going Underground
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    Going Underground

    By Chris Ward

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    In a near future dystopian Britain a drifter called Rob is chasing a dream - that the London Underground trains still run.

    This 3000 word short story comes with the first chapter of the novel, The Tube Riders, which was set in a world based on this story, as a free sample.

    Chris Ward is the author of dystopian science fiction trilogy The Tube Riders, as well as the supernatural thriller The Man Who Built the World. A native of Cornwall, England, he now lives in the Japanese Alps with his wife and cat.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAMMFA Publishing
    Release dateFeb 12, 2013
    ISBN9781301426423
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      Book preview

      Going Underground - Chris Ward

      Going Underground

      Published by AMMFA Publishing

      at Smashwords

      This story is a work of fiction and is a product of the author’s imagination.

      Any resemblance to actual locations or to persons living or dead

      is entirely coincidental.

      All content Copyright Chris Ward 2012

      Cover image purchased from pond5.com 2012

      Cover design Copyright Chris Ward 2012

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      Table of Contents

      Going Underground

      The Tube Riders (sample chapter)

      Also by Chris Ward

      About the Author

      Going Underground

      A Short Story

      By

      Chris Ward

      The sound came again from inside, a rushing, roaring noise like a strong wind in a tunnel. Rob kicked at the red bricks again, and then hit them with the piece of wood he’d taken from a nearby demolition site. He thrust the piece of wood into the gap he’d made, hooked the bent nail that stuck out of the end over the bricks, and pulled.

      One more fell away, and a couple more were loosened. Perhaps ten more and there would a space big enough for him to climb though.

      The roaring had died away. Maybe fifteen minutes would pass before it would come again. He couldn’t wait any longer; he had to see it this time.

      ‘Hey! What are you doing? Stop that!’

      Rob turned, the piece of wood coming up like a weapon. People didn’t shout much anymore without violence to back it up.

      An old man stood maybe five metres away, bent over a walking stick. Grey cardigan and dirty slacks hung off his bony frame, dirty slippers covered his feet.

      ‘Put that damn thing down, fool. Battering an old man won’t send you to Heaven.’

      ‘What do you want?’ Rob said, looking around. The man must have seen him from one of the old houses on the street that ran alongside the scrubland.

      ‘What I want, boy, is to know what you’re doing breaking

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