Maxim opened his eyes. He was back at his desk. He smiled, picked up his pen, and neatly wrote "Answer: 10:00 AM" into his notebook. For the first time, the Rudnitskaya textbook didn't feel like a chore—it felt like a map to another world.
"Problem number 15," he whispered. "A train leaves Station A at 8:00 AM traveling at 60 km/h..."
"Two hours!" Maxim shouted over the roar of the engine. "They will meet in exactly two hours, at 10:00 AM!" Maxim opened his eyes
Maxim sat at his desk, staring at his 4th-grade math textbook. The orange and white cover seemed to glow under his desk lamp. He flipped to a page filled with diagrams of trains and clocks.
Maxim closed his eyes. Suddenly, the walls of his room faded away. He wasn't in his bedroom anymore; he was standing on a windy platform at Station A. A giant steam engine hissed beside him. The conductor, who looked remarkably like the illustration of a wise owl from his textbook, checked a gold pocket watch. For the first time, the Rudnitskaya textbook didn't
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The Owl-Conductor smiled, blew a silver whistle, and the train let out a triumphant CHOO-CHOO! The world began to blur. The steam turned into the smell of his mom's cooking, and the cold wind turned into the hum of his bedroom fan. "They will meet in exactly two hours, at 10:00 AM
Maxim panicked. He remembered the formula: . He pulled a giant pencil out of his backpack—it was the size of a sword. He began scribbling calculations directly onto the platform floor. Train 1: 60 km/h. Train 2: 40 km/h. Distance between stations: 200 km.