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Monday 20 December part 3
Monday 20 December 20:30UTC

Becalmed, Max sat at the departure gate, pulp boarding card in hand, waiting for his row number to be called. They were boarding first and business class, together with economy passengers in the rearmost rows. When would airlines learn, he wondered, that the fastest way to board an aircraft was window seats first, never mind row number? It was a proven fact, verified by experiment.

“Good evening, sir. May I see your
boarding card, please?”

Max had not noticed the newcomer, tall and...