The sound of diesel fuel rushing through grimy pistons and...

"The sound of diesel fuel rushing through grimy pistons and cylinders below a morning-fogged window bored through his ears like a deep-water drill bit, and the thump of his own heartbeat cursed him for breaking one of his many rules."

Luke Taylor

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