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Wheels hammer lopsided rhythms down the track, repetitive yet evolving. Nnatural wonders parade by: wandering streams, shocks of birch and aspen, bear and moose under sprawling gray skies. We watch round every bend, as any moment it might peek through, a monstrous wave struck by a magic harpoon, frozen, cresting forever over the lonely tundra: Denali, the ‘Great One.’

Inspired by a train ride in Alaska. Somehow repetitive and exciting at the same time. 11/8 (3/8+3/8+3/8+2/8) time signature. Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfBC5i06xxE