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This audio file captures the bustling sounds of a subway system in action. It begins with the distant hum of an incoming subway train from the second floor, a sound that gradually grows louder and more insistent. The screech of metal against metal becomes prominent as the train pulls into the station, echoing off the underground walls. There's a momentary pause, during which the murmur of the waiting crowd can be heard, punctuated by the occasional ding of the subway station's alert system. Then, the sliding doors of the train open with a pneumatic hiss. There's a flurry of activity as passengers disembark and others board, their footsteps and murmured conversations adding a human element to the mechanical symphony. Finally, the doors close again with a bang, and the train begins to pull away. The initial slow grind of wheels against track accelerates into a rhythmic clatter, and the sound of the departing subway recedes until it's once again just a distant hum,
