The Maglev Rider

As you know, the maglev network is
similar in some ways to the second world
network with the pods being like the
packets and the guideways like the fiber.

The pods have magnets. The guideways
have coils powered by hydrogen gathered
by solar. The pods aren't very big. We only
ship rare things because of local fabricators.

It's all automated, so you might think that
riders are unnecessary. We could use remote
robots for everything, I suppose, but then
who would know of the wild between places?

I monitor as I ride. Sometimes a person must
be there to really solve the issue, and to pull
off on a siding and open the pod windows way
out and to hear the wind. And to bear witness.