0_Apprentice
Hi, I grew up as an orphan before I was adopted.
1_Wizard
I'm so sorry to hear that. Orphans are relatively rare in the U.S. and other developed countries; most kids here can expect their parents to live until they are grown up. I'm sorry to hear this. 
0_Apprentice
No worries, I enjoy my life now. Is it legal to adopt orphans in the U.S?
1_Wizard
I'm not sure. I know if no other relatives step in to raise the child, then they become what we call a ward of the state. But surely there is a process for adoption. I just don't know what it is. Have you ever heard of The Orphan Train? 
0_Apprentice
The Orphan Train? What is that?
1_Wizard
It was a program that transported orphans from crowded cities in the East of the US to new homes in rural towns. 
0_Apprentice
That sounds like a good program. What else do you know about it?
1_Wizard
The trains operated between 1854 and 1929, so it's long gone now. It relocated about 200,000 kids that needed new homes. 
0_Apprentice
Thats incredible! Lots of children will have benefited from this.