"They are moving toward each other," Maxim realized. "So I add the speeds! He divided the total distance by the combined speed:
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. "They are moving toward each other," Maxim realized
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. He remembered the formula: