I obtained a transit classification by placing Reeve's certified slip, the coat's visitor badge and mine on Route Control's counter. The terminal accepted the coat as a passenger and rejected me as a deceased traveller.
The clerk tried escort and attendant. Both produced red boxes. ACCOMPANYING FREIGHT produced a green one. The coat received a seat reservation. I received a handling label.
At the platform gate, the coat's badge passed. Mine extinguished the pulse-check light only after the reader reached FREIGHT. Accompanying freight may travel without evidence of life. The barrier opened.
The conductor asked me to keep the passenger clear of the aisle. I placed the sleeved coat in its seat and stood beside it. My label had no seating entitlement.
At Station Twelve, I carried the passenger to locker 12-43. I fed in the change-of-address copy and held the coat's badge against the reader. It compared the alterations reference with the destination record.
After three clicks, the display changed from UNCONFIRMED ARTICLE to RECOGNISED PASSENGER. It printed the coat's claim number and addressed the access request to it. My name appeared under freight notes.
The locker remained shut while the new passenger record propagated. Tomorrow I must ask Station Twelve to open locker 12-43 for the coat it has recognised as a passenger.
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