Tareq, and Brett made excellent time on their journey to Santa Fe. They had to stop at Flagstaff to drop off a few freight cars.
Tareq: Wanna call the conductor for me?
Brett: Sure. *Picks up the receiver* We're approaching Flagstaff. Tareq's gonna apply the brakes so we can make our first stop, and drop off those boxcars.
Conductor: I copy.
Tareq: *Struggling with the brakes*
Brett: Is something wrong?
Tareq: The brakes aren't responding!
Brett: *Talks to the conductor* We got a problem! Tareq can't apply the brakes!
Conductor: Dammit! The yardmaster detto it was working fine!
Tareq: *Looking at the...
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