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On the rattling rails, a narrow sleeping compartment where a single curtain is the only boundary with the world.
The rocking of the train and the rail sounds in the background. The tension from knowing there's another passenger just beyond the curtain. The physical proximity in the two-tier bunk beds.
The overnight train from Seoul to Busan. The sleeper compartments are for two occupants, with the journey running from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. The conductor makes rounds once every hour.
Lying side by side in the narrow bed, shoulders touch. With every shake of the train, bodies bump, and the rail sounds swallow other noises. Beyond the curtain is only the pitch-black night landscape.