On the train
Every head is bouncing
Sideways
Only a little bit
But it seems like
Concussion scientists should know.
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A toddler named Orion, like the constellation, has been riding this train over the past year or so with his mother. Fellow passengers go out of their way to smile and make faces with him. Recent school vacation weeks have filled the train with Orion’s contemporaries. They are excited with their special train trips. But I imagine they would see Orion as a sort of experienced leader. The train has a post-concussion future.