The truck swayed from side to side. Allowing himself a backward glance he saw the pebbled shoreline. The road he had travelled down disappeared into the hills. The engine changed as new sets of cogs and levers were brought into play. Jack felt a surge of power from the rear of the vehicle. The truck began to cut through the waves like a boat. An image surfaced from the depths of his exhausted mind: the underside of the steamtruck had been oddly shaped. He had not given it a second thought, but he now realised that the undercarriage had been designed to do exactly this—travel across the water. Jack found he could now relax. The ‘boat’ moved far more smoothly in water. He still had to hold on, just not as tight. His stomach growled. When had he last eaten? It seemed like days, but it had really only been hours. Waves splashed across the front of the vessel. The cold sea and the offshore wind were almost refreshing after the day’s journey. Jack looked ahead. They were racing to the island.
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