1. 1am Monday morning, Mineola Station.

2. There are voices in the distance, mixed gender, they sound drunk, lots of happy shouting. I can hear the bells that warn cars a train is coming, and I think I may be hearing the train as well, but it is still far off.

3. There is the ever present traffic noise from the car bridge over the tracks. There are workers salting the platform that have taken a break and are standing around chatting. Bits of their conversation drift towards me and I notice their Long Island accents.

4. I can hear the sound of the wind blowing against the hood of my coat and the pages of my book flipping.

5. The general level of noise is maybe 5 out of 10.

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7. Train bells, traffic, workers