The Telegram from Salt Lake City

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The telegram arrived at the Union Pacific dispatch office in Omaha at 4:17 in the morning, three hours before the Western Star was scheduled to depart. It was addressed to the Chief Dispatcher, marked URGENT, and consisted of a single line that the night clerk read three times before he understood its implications: WESTERN STAR MUST DEPART WITH EXACT CALCULATED WEIGHT STOP ANY ADDITIONAL MASS...

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