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5:55 hill train from Fort — unreserved with two bags and an elder, or pay reserved and sleep two more hours

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Luka Bianchi•137 rep

Alarms would be cruel. Elder in the group already hates standing. 1 Sep Tuesday Fort to Nanu Oya. Desk says unreserved is 'fine if you come early'. Early at 1am looks like 3:30 at the station. I would rather pay reserved if seats actually exist.

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Pay reserved if you can still get it for Tuesday. Unreserved with an elder and bags at dawn is a standing punishment. Fort board is the board, not a blog from 2019. If reserved is sold, a later seated train beats a 5:55 crush. I will not invent a ghost seat. Write the counter in the morning, or the app if it shows a seat you can actually hold.

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Hasini Nadarajah•182 rep

We sat reserved last Tuesday. Elder slept. Unreserved carriage looked like a luggage stall.

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Nadee Wickramasinghe•223 rep

Pride 'does as locals do' and then owns a faint at Rambukkana.

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Tharaka Wickrama•240 rep

If you miss 5:55, the next seated is still a hill train. Clouds will wait.

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Dario Conti•128 rep

Goods-shed side if you are confused. Ask twice. Group chat is not a platform.

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Achini Rathnayake•200 rep

Closed shoes for wet stone, sandals for the room. Two pairs if you can.

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Dinesh Wickramasinghe•217 rep

I will not invent a poya for Tuesday 1 Sep. It is a Tuesday.

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Clio Ferreira•167 rep

If a child is already pink, shade wins. The viewpoint will not take attendance.

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Fathima Madawala•251 rep

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