"STAY ON TRAIL," the sign commands.
Or does it warn?
Or does it plead?

"Otherwise," it might add, "You will find yourself Elsewhere."
Else, Elsewhere
A cold-iron road runs through this land...

but there are tunnels under it:

Here are pails of detritus from angelic rail repair:

And here are the footprints of a traveler who walks alongside, not on, the iron road:
