1. TREVOR THE TRACTION ENGINE
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2. WAS ENJOYING HIS WORK
IN THE VICARAGE ORCHARD.
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3. BIRDS WERE SINGING AND APPLES
WERE RIPENING ON THE TREES.
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4. IT WAS A LOVELY DAY.
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5. "HELLO, TREVOR,"
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6. SAID JAMES.
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7. "YOU LOOK AS BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL
AS MY RED PAINT."
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8. "OH, I AM,"
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9. REPLIED TREVOR.
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10. "WHAT'S THAT NOISE?"
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11. "IT'S THE BEES!"
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12. LAUGHED TREVOR.
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13. "THEY'RE ALL IN THESE
BOXY THINGS CALLED BEEHIVES.
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14. "I'M TAKING THEM
TO THE STATION.
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15. "THE VICAR SAYS
HIS BEES MAKE GOOD HONEY
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16. AND HE'S GIVING SOME OF THEM
TO HIS FRIENDS."
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17. JUST THEN, BOCO
THE DIESEL ENGINE HUMMED IN.
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18. "TAKE CARE, YOU TWO.
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19. "DON'T MAKE THE BEES ANGRY,
THEY MIGHT STING YOU."
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20. JAMES DIDN'T LIKE BEING
TOLD WHAT TO DO BY A DIESEL.
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21. AND HE BUZZED AWAY.
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22. "GOOD-BYE, TREVOR,"
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23. CALLED BOCO,
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24. AND SET OFF TO SEE DUCK
AT THE NEXT STATION.
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25. BILL AND BEN,
THE TANK ENGINE TWINS,
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26. WERE BUSY ARRANGING CARS,
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27. BUT THEY SCAMPERED OFF
WHEN THEY SAW BOCO.
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28. "I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
I MET THOSE TWO,"
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29. LAUGHED BOCO.
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30. "THEY NEARLY
MADE MY EYES POP OUT.
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31. EDWARD SOON PUT A STOP
TO THEIR GAMES."
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32. "EDWARD IS THE ONLY ONE
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33. WHO CAN KEEP BILL AND BEN
IN ORDER,"
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34. CHUCKLED DUCK.
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35. "I SOMETIMES CALL THEM
'THE BEES.'"
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36. "A GOOD NAME,"
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37. REPLIED BOCO.
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38. "THEY'RE TERRORS WHEN
THEY START BUZZING AROUND."
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39. JAMES BUSTLED IN.
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40. "WHAT'S THAT, DUCK?
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41. "ARE YOU AFRAID OF BEES?
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42. "THEY'RE ONLY INSECTS,
AFTER ALL,
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43. SO DON'T LET THAT BUZZ-BOX
DIESEL TELL YOU DIFFERENT."
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44. "HIS NAME IS BOCO
AND HE DIDN'T; WE—"
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45. "I WOULDN'T CARE IF HUNDREDS
WERE SWARMING AROUND.
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46. I'D JUST BLOW SMOKE
AND MAKE THEM BUZZ OFF."
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47. "BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ,"
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48. RETORTED DUCK.
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49. THE NEXT MORNING,
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50. JAMES ARRIVED AT THE STATION
TO COLLECT HIS COACHES.
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51. THE PASSENGERS WERE EXCITED
AND KEEN TO GET ON BOARD.
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52. THE PLATFORM WAS CROWDED
AND THE PORTER WAS IN A HURRY.
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53. "MIND YOUR BACKS,"
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54. HE SHOUTED.
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55. THEN THERE WAS TROUBLE!
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56. THE BEEHIVE FELL
AND BROKE OPEN.
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57. THE STATION CLEARED
LIKE MAGIC.
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58. JAMES HEARD
A FAMILIAR BUZZING.
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59. THE BEES WERE TOO COLD
TO BE CROSS
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60. SO THEY BUZZED
AROUND THE FIREMAN
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61. HOPING HE'D MEND THEIR HIVE.
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62. BUT HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND,
NOR DID HIS DRIVER.
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63. SO THE BEES
TURNED TO JAMES.
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64. HIS BOILER
WAS NICE AND WARM.
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65. "BUZZ OFF! BUZZ OFF!"
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66. HISSED JAMES.
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67. ONE BEE BURNT HIS FOOT.
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68. "OOH! AH!
AH! OOH!"
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69. THE BEE THOUGHT JAMES
HAD BURNT HIM ON PURPOSE.
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70. SO IT STUNG JAMES
RIGHT BACK ON THE NOSE.
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71. "EEEEEH!"
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72. WHISTLED JAMES.
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73. HE HAD HAD ENOUGH.
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74. SO HAD HIS FIREMAN AND DRIVER.
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75. THEY DIDN'T NOTICE
TILL TOO LATE,
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76. THAT THEY HAD LEFT
ALL THEIR COACHES BEHIND.
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77. THEY TRIED EVERYTHING
TO GET RID OF THE BEES.
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78. FIRST THEY SPUN ON
THE TURNTABLE, BUT TO NO AVAIL.
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79. THEY TRIED WASHING THEM OFF,
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80. BUT THE BEES CLUNG HARDER
TO JAMES' WARM BOILER.
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81. THEN THEY TRIED
SMOKING THEM OFF
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82. BY GOING THROUGH
A LONG TUNNEL,
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83. BUT STILL,
THE BEES WOULDN'T GO AWAY.
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84. "IT'S NO GOOD, JAMES,"
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85. SAID HIS DRIVER.
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86. "WE'LL JUST HAVE
TO GO BACK TO THE ORCHARD
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87. AND FETCH ANOTHER HIVE."
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88. JAMES' REPLY WAS DROWNED
BY THE SOUND OF BUZZING.
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89. THE VICAR WAS WAITING
ANXIOUSLY FOR JAMES.
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90. WHEN HE ARRIVED
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91. THE BEES SWARMED STRAIGHT
INTO THEIR NEW HOME.
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92. "COME ON, JAMES,"
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93. SAID HIS DRIVER,
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94. "WHAT YOU NEED NOW
IS A GOOD HOSE DOWN."
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95. LATER THAT EVENING,
JAMES WAS RESTING IN THE SHED,
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96. WHEN THE VICAR
CAME TO SEE HIM.
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97. "THANK YOU
FOR SAVING MY BEES,"
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98. HE SAID.
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99. "IT'S A PITY
IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS,
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100. "THEN WE COULD CALL YOU
JAMES THE RED-NOSED ENGINE."
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101. EVERYONE LAUGHED,
EVEN JAMES.
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102. BUT INSTEAD, THEY DECIDED TO
CALL JAMES "THE BEES' KNEES,"
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103. WHICH MEANS THEY THOUGHT
HE WAS MORE USEFUL THAN EVER.
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104. PERCY AND DUCK LIKE WORKING
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105. AT THE HARBOR BY THE SEA.
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106. ON A CLEAR SUMMER'S NIGHT,
THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO BE.
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107. THE BIG SHIPS
BRING PASSENGERS.
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108. CARGO SHIPS CARRY MACHINERY
AND OTHER THINGS.
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109. DUCK AND PERCY
PUFF BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS
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110. WITH THE CRATES OF CARGO
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111. AS THEY'RE LOADED
AND UNLOADED BY THE QUAYSIDE.
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112. ONE MORNING
DUCK AND PERCY NOTICED
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113. THAT THE HORIZON WAS PACKED
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114. WITH SAILS FLAPPING
AGAINST THE BLUE SKY.
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115. "I WISH I COULD SAIL
TO FARAWAY LANDS,"
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116. SIGHED DUCK.
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117. "ENGINES CAN'T GO SAILING,"
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118. SNORTED PERCY,
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119. "BECAUSE ENGINES
CAN'T FLOAT."
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120. DUCK STILL HAD HIS DREAMS.
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121. SUDDENLY
THEY WERE RUDELY INTERRUPTED.
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122. "WAKEY, WAKEY."
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123. HOVERED HAROLD.
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124. "I'M LOOKING
AT THE BOATS,"
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125. REPLIED DUCK.
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126. "THAT'S THE REGATTA,
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127. "LOTS OF BOATS,
LOTS OF RACES, GREAT FUN.
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128. I HOVER AROUND
IN CASE I'M NEEDED."
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129. "DO YOU GO
TO THE HORIZON,"
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130. ASKED DUCK.
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131. "YES... AND BEYOND."
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132. "I DIDN'T KNOW
THERE WAS A 'BEYOND,'"
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133. WHISPERED PERCY.
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134. "DO YOU GO
TO OTHER PLACES AT SEA?"
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135. CONTINUED DUCK.
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136. "CERTAINLY;
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137. "I CAN LAND ON SHIPS,
YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME.
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138. GOOD-BYE."
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139. DUCK SIGHED.
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140. HE WENT ON TALKING ABOUT
THE REGATTA ALL DAY.
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141. PERCY LOST PATIENCE.
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142. "WELL, DUCK, I'D RATHER HAVE
MY WHEELS ON SOLID GROUND.
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143. "OUR RAILS CAN TAKE US
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144. TO ALL THE PLACES
WE COULD EVER WISH TO SEE."
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145. "THAT'S AN EMERGENCY,"
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146. CALLED DUCK'S DRIVER.
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147. "I'LL CHECK
WITH THE HARBORMASTER."
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148. HE RETURNED
WITH BAD NEWS.
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149. "A MAN TAKING PART
IN THE REGATTA
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150. "HAS HURT HIS HAND.
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151. "WE'RE TO TAKE HIM
TO THE HOSPITAL
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152. "AT THE NEXT STATION.
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153. "HAROLD'S BRINGING HIM NOW.
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154. COME ON."
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155. "GOOD TO
SEE YOU AGAIN, DUCK,"
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156. WHIRRED HAROLD
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157. AS HE LANDED CAREFULLY
ON THE PLATFORM.
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158. THE MAN WAS GENTLY HELPED
TO SAFETY.
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159. "MY JOB IS TO STAY AT SEA
IN CASE OF OTHER EMERGENCIES
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160. "OTHERWISE,
I WOULD TAKE THIS GENTLEMAN
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161. "TO HOSPITAL MYSELF.
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162. MUST FLY... GOOD-BYE."
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163. DUCK SET OFF
ON HIS JOURNEY.
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164. SOON HE WAS STEAMING WELL
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165. AND HIS WHEELS WERE
THUNDERING ALONG THE TRACK.
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166. WHEN THEY REACHED
THE STATION,
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167. THE MAN THANKED EVERYONE
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168. AND BERTIE GOT READY
TO TAKE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
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169. "YOU LOOKED SPLENDID
FLYING ALONG THE LINE, DUCK,"
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170. GLOWED BERTIE.
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171. "NO WONDER THEY CALL YOU
'GREAT WESTERN.'"
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172. "THANK YOU, BERTIE."
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173. "PERCY'S RIGHT,"
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174. HE THOUGHT TO HIMSELF.
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175. "ENGINES ARE HAPPIEST
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176. WHEN THEIR WHEELS
ARE FIRMLY ON THE RAILS."
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177. THAT NIGHT
PERCY AND DUCK
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178. STAYED A LITTLE LONGER
AT THE QUAY.
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179. THE AIR WAS WARM
AND THE SEA CALM.
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180. "THERE'S
A SHOOTING STAR,"
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181. SAID DUCK.
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182. "DON'T BE DAFT,"
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183. LAUGHED PERCY.
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184. "IT'S HAROLD; LOOK...
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185. HE'S HOVERING OVERHEAD."
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186. SOMETHING FLUTTERED DOWN
TOWARDS DUCK.
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187. HIS DRIVER CAUGHT IT.
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188. "IT'S A FLAG
FROM THE REGATTA.
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189. HAROLD'S GIVING IT TO YOU,
AS A PRESENT, DUCK."
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190. "THAT WAS
KIND OF HAROLD,"
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191. WHISPERED DUCK,
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192. "HE MAY HAVE WHIRLY ARMS
INSTEAD OF WHEELS,
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193. BUT HE SEEMS TO UNDERSTAND
JUST WHAT AN ENGINE NEEDS."
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194. DUCK STILL WONDERS ABOUT
THE LANDS BEYOND THE HORIZON,
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195. BUT I THINK HE KNOWS THAT,
SOMETIMES,
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196. THE BEST TRAVELS ARE THOSE
WE CAN ONLY DREAM ABOUT,
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197. DON'T YOU?
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