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[1989: pp. 66–67]
[2003: pp. 70–71]

PARADISE EXPRESS OFFICIAL GUIDE

■ Est. 1845
■ Total Distance of Operations: 81.3 miles

America was once the world's number-one railway kingdom. However, in this day and age, when the leading position has been stolen by aircrafts and automobiles, the Paradise Express here is one of the few railroads relied upon by the commuting populace.

[Illustration of the track line with station names in English.]

🟥 HISTORY 🟥

In 1845 it began operations with a track that traveled between Reindeer and Halloween. Afterward, in conjunction with developments in tunneling technology, the track was extended, and in 1935 reached its current form. During the construction of the track that crosses the Advent Desert, many lives were claimed owing to the heat. With all that being said, operations are currently suspended.

TRAIN FARES

STATION	STCLS	RNDR	HLWN	SNMN
STCLS		$16	$25	$36
RNDR	$16		$9	$20
HLWN	$25	$9		$11
SNMN	$36	$20	$11

ATTENTION: WHEN BOARDING TRAIN

• Throwing objects out of the train windows is prohibited. Accordingly, scattering Breadcrumbs while the train is moving is out of the question.

• The Paradise Express is a cost-efficient diesel car. Because a feature of diesels is significant vibration in addition to the reek of smoke, take care not to become intoxicated.

• Carry-on luggage is limited to eight articles per person. However, there is no need for you to worry about this, since I think you can only carry that much normally anyway.

• Should you learn Teleportation, you will no longer need to take the train. However, every now and again, when you're up for a change of pace, we'd like you to give us a try and experience that exhilarating rush. When it comes to travel, there really is nothing quite like the railroad.

- K. Arthur

[Photo: A train, the Amtrak E60 no. 953.]

T      I      M      E             T      A      B      L      E
Departure/ Arrival
	8:00	11:15	14:03	20:30	0 mi.	SANTA CLAUS	10:31	14:01	16:41	23:11	Arrival/ Departure
	8:45	12:00	14:48	21:15	37.5	REINDEER	9:46	13:16	15:56	22:26
	8:57	12:12	15:00	21:27	47.5	HALLOWEEN	9:34	13:04	15:44	22:14
	9:11	12:26	15:14	21:41	59.2	SNOWMAN	9:20	12:50	15:30	22:00

PARADISE EXPRESS RECOMMENDED ROUTE

Santa Claus ➝ Reindeer
Exit the long tunnel and head for Reindeer. Get the hat from the old lady at the station here, then skip over Halloween and head straight to Snowman.

[Literal translation is "skip one (station) over and head for Halloween", but that's likely an error.]

➝ Snowman
Exit the tunnel to see a winter wonderland. Give the girl at the church the hat entrusted to you, and add to your party its third member.

➝ Halloween
Now that you have reassurance in a girl with a knack for PSI, plunge into Halloween's haunted mansion. If you tried this with just two party members, you'd have a hell of a time.

[Thanks to ECT for doing research on the train photo.]

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