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The Amur

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On the sixth morning, the train was running through the Russian Far East. The taiga had changed character. The trees were now Korean pine, Manchurian ash, and Mongolian oak. The forest felt closer. This is the temperate rainforest of the Russian Far East, one of the wettest forests in the world outside the tropics.

Polly was alone in the compartment. Pavel had gotten off in Ulan-Ude. The soldier had moved to another carriage. The ...

Polly was alone in the compartment. Pavel had gotten off in Ulan-Ude. The soldier had moved to another carriage. The new occupant of the upper bunk was a thin woman who slept most of the day.

A freight train passed in the opposite direction. It was nearly two kilometres long, carrying timber. Polly counted t...

A freight train passed in the opposite direction. It was nearly two kilometres long, carrying timber. Polly counted thirty-eight flatbeds before she stopped.

The train arrived at Khabarovsk in mid-morning. Khabarovsk sits on the Amur River, the eighth-longest river in the wo...

The train arrived at Khabarovsk in mid-morning. Khabarovsk sits on the Amur River, the eighth-longest river in the world. The Amur forms much of the border between Russia and China. From the platform, Polly could see the river through a gap between two buildings. It was wide. It was the colour of strong tea. On the far bank, through the haze, was China.

Polly hopped down and walked the length of the train.

Polly hopped down and walked the length of the train.

A Russian Far East crane was standing at the edge of a small marsh near the station yards. Almost two metres tall, bl...

A Russian Far East crane was standing at the edge of a small marsh near the station yards. Almost two metres tall, black and white with red around the eye. The Russian Far East crane is one of the rarest cranes in the world. Maybe three thousand left, breeding mostly in the Amur basin.

Polly tilted her head at it. The crane tilted its head back. Polly walked closer. The crane did not move.

Polly tilted her head at it. The crane tilted its head back. Polly walked closer. The crane did not move.

A conductor blew a whistle. Polly hopped back to the train. She turned and looked at the crane. The crane was still l...

A conductor blew a whistle. Polly hopped back to the train. She turned and looked at the crane. The crane was still looking at her. Then it lifted its long neck very slowly and walked, in deliberate steps, away into the marsh.

The train pulled out of Khabarovsk and turned south. The Pacific was less than seven hundred kilometres away now.

The train pulled out of Khabarovsk and turned south. The Pacific was less than seven hundred kilometres away now.

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