Except, when I continue following the path back down the mountain the car starts to shudder beneath me. My heart is in my throat as it fishtails a little and I’m suddenly seeing just how steep the drop off on the side of the road is, plummeting into the darkness of the ravine below. The jolting gets worse, and my car gives a groan as I apply the brake and pull over to the side. With an awful demonic sound, it lurches to a halt with a relentless knocking. Steam proceeds to billow from under the hood. There’s a grinding of metal against metal and a heavy clank that absolutely doesn’t sound good,
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