The sound of diesel fuel rushing through grimy pistons and cylinders below a morning-fogged window bored through his ears like a deep-water drill bit, and the thump of his own heartbeat cursed him for breaking one of his many rules.

Luke Taylor
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The sound of diesel fuel rushing through grimy pistons and cylinders below a morning-fogged window bored through his ears like a deep-water drill bit, and the thump of his own heartbeat cursed him for breaking one of his many rules. What he was working on was what will eventually become the engine for the largest land-based aircraft in the world. The sound of high-pressure gas sent vibrations coursing through his bones with enough force to shake him. The project was worth millions, but not millions of dollars.

Most days he didn’t care about money, but this time he did care because it was the only way he could afford to live. He had already paid off his student loans with cleaning jobs—lots of them—and dealt with all sorts of medical problems without health insurance or access to an earned income. Now he had reached the limits of what he could do on his own.

Source: Shatterpoint Alpha

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