wɪððə tˈaʊn ænd stˈeɪʃən ɐ hˈaɪv ʌv æktˈɪvᵻɾi, hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌvðə tˈaʊnswɪmˌɪn, sˌʌm ʌv ðˌɛm pɹˈɛɡnənt fɹʌm liːˈeɪzɑːnz wɪð mˈɛn ðeɪ mˈeɪ nˈɛvɚ sˈiː ɐɡˈɛn, skɹˈæmbəl tə kˈætʃ wˈʌn lˈæst ɡlˈɪmps ʌv ðɛɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈɔɪfɹɛndz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə tɹˈeɪn lˈiːvz.
With the town and station a hive of activity, hundreds of the townswomen, some of them pregnant from liaisons with men they may never see again, scramble to catch one last glimpse of their American boyfriends before the train leaves.