1. IT WAS A COLD WINTER'S MORNING
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2. ON THE ISLAND OF SODOR.
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3. THE WIND WAS BITTER
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4. AND THE GROUND
HARD WITH FROST.
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5. THOMAS AND PERCY
WERE COLD AND CROSS.
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6. "ALL I WANT
IS A WARM BOILER,"
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7. HUFFED THOMAS.
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8. "FIRELIGHTER KNOWS THAT.
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9. HE'S LATE."
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10. "HE'S NOT LATE"
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11. REPLIED PERCY.
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12. "THIS COLD WEATHER
WOKE US UP EARLY."
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13. GUSTS OF WIND SWIRLED
'ROUND THE SHED
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14. TOSSING FLAKES OF SNOW
TOWARDS THOMAS.
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15. THEN THEY SWOOSHED
'ROUND PERCY TOO.
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16. "WHY DON'T WE
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE"
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17. SHIVERED PERCY.
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18. "YES,
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19. REPLIED THOMAS.
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20. "LIKE HOW SILLY
WE'LL LOOK
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21. WHEN OUR FUNNELS
TURN INTO ICICLES."
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22. "THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
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23. "MAYBE WE'LL
STOP FEELING COLD
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24. "IF WE TALK
ABOUT WARM THINGS,
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25. LIKE SUNSHINE AND STEAM."
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26. "AND FIRELIGHTERS,"
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27. MUTTERED THOMAS.
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28. "SCARVES,"
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29. CONTINUED PERCY.
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30. "SCARVES?"
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31. LAUGHED THOMAS.
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32. "THAT'S WHAT
YOU NEED, PERCY.
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33. A WOOLLY SCARF
'ROUND YOUR FUNNEL."
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34. THOMAS WAS ONLY TEASING
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35. BUT PERCY THOUGHT HAPPILY
ABOUT SCARVES
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36. UNTIL THE FIRELIGHTER CAME.
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37. SIR TOPHAM HATT WAS ENJOYING
HOT PORRIDGE FOR BREAKFAST.
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38. HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD
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39. TO TAKING IMPORTANT VISITORS
ON A TOUR OF THE RAILWAY
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40. AND HAD PRESSED
HIS SPECIAL TROUSERS.
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41. "I SHALL PUT THEM
IN MY TRUNK,"
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42. SIR TOPHAM HATT
SAID TO HIS WIFE,
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43. "AND CHANGE INTO THEM
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44. JUST BEFORE
THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN."
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45. THEN HE SET OFF
TO CATCH HIS TRAIN.
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46. PERCY WAS NOW WORKING HARD.
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47. HIS FIRE WAS BURNING NICELY
AND HE HAD PLENTY OF STEAM
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48. BUT HE STILL
THOUGHT ABOUT SCARVES.
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49. HE SAW THEM
EVERYWHERE HE WENT.
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50. "MY FUNNEL'S COLD,
MY FUNNEL'S COLD"
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51. HE PUFFED.
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52. "I WANT A SCARF,
I WANT A SCARF."
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53. "RUBBISH, PERCY"
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54. SAID HENRY.
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55. "ENGINES DON'T WEAR
SCARVES."
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56. "ENGINES WITH
PROPER FUNNELS DO,"
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57. REPLIED PERCY.
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58. "YOU'VE ONLY GOT
A SMALL ONE."
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59. BEFORE HENRY COULD ANSWER,
PERCY PUFFED AWAY.
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60. HENRY SNORTED.
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61. HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO
PULLING THE SPECIAL TRAIN.
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62. IT WAS TIME
FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
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63. EVERYONE WAS EXCITED.
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64. SIR TOPHAM HATT WAS WAITING
ON THE PLATFORM
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65. FOR HIS TROUSERS.
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66. THEY WERE IN A TRUNK AMONGST
A BIG LOAD OF BAGGAGE.
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67. THE PORTERS WERE TAKING
THE BAGGAGE TROLLEY
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68. ACROSS THE LINE.
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69. THEY WERE WALKING BACKWARDS
TO SEE THAT NOTHING FELL OFF.
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70. PERCY WAS
STILL BEING CHEEKY.
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71. HIS DRIVER
ALWAYS SHUT OFF STEAM
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72. JUST OUTSIDE THE STATION.
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73. PERCY WANTED
TO SURPRISE THE COACHES
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74. BY COMING IN
AS QUIETLY AS HE COULD.
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75. BUT THE PORTERS
DIDN'T HEAR HIM EITHER.
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76. PERCY GAVE THEM
SUCH A FRIGHT
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77. THAT BOXES AND BAGS
BURST EVERYWHERE.
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78. "OH,"
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79. GROANED PERCY.
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80. OHHH...
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81. STICKY STREAMS OF JAM
TRICKLED DOWN PERCY'S FACE.
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82. A TOP HAT HUNG
ON HIS LAMP IRON.
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83. WORST OF ALL,
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84. A PAIR OF TROUSERS
COILED LOVINGLY
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85. AROUND HIS FUNNEL.
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86. EVERYONE WAS VERY ANGRY.
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87. SIR TOPHAM HATT
SEIZED THE TOP HAT.
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88. "MINE!"
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89. HE SAID.
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90. "PERCY, LOOK AT THIS!"
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91. "YES, SIR; I AM, SIR."
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92. "MY BEST TROUSERS TOO."
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93. "YES, SIR;
PLEASE, SIR."
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94. "WE MUST PAY THE PASSENGERS
FOR THEIR SPOILED CLOTHES
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95. "AND MY TROUSERS
ARE RUINED.
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96. "I HOPE
THIS WILL TEACH YOU
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97. NOT TO PLAY TRICKS
WITH THE COACHES."
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98. PERCY WENT OFF TO THE YARD.
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99. HE FELT VERY SILLY.
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100. ON THE WAY HE MET JAMES.
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101. "HELLO, PERCY;
SO YOU FOUND A SCARF, EH?
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102. BUT LEGS GO IN TROUSERS,
NOT FUNNELS!"
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103. AND HE PUFFED AWAY
TO TELL HENRY THE NEWS.
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104. THAT EVENING THOMAS AND PERCY
WERE RESTING IN THE SHED.
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105. PERCY'S DRIVER
HAD TAKEN AWAY THE TROUSERS
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106. AND GIVEN PERCY
A GOOD RUB DOWN.
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107. "FIRELIGHTER'S PROMISED
TO COME EARLY TOMORROW,"
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108. SAID THOMAS.
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109. HENRY ARRIVED.
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110. HE'D ENJOYED
TAKING THE VISITORS AROUND
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111. AND NOW HE FELT
SORRY FOR PERCY TOO.
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112. "DRIVER SAYS THE WEATHER
WILL BE WARMER TOMORROW.
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113. YOU WON'T NEED
A SCARF, PERCY."
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114. "CERTAINLY NOT,"
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115. REPLIED PERCY.
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116. "ENGINES DON'T NEED SCARVES.
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117. "ENGINES NEED WARM BOILERS.
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118. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT."
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119. EVERY SUMMER
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120. THE ISLAND OF SODOR
IS VERY BUSY.
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121. HOLIDAY MAKERS
LOVE TO SIGHTSEE
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122. AND WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE,
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123. THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE
TO VISIT.
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124. SOME PEOPLE LIKE
TO GO TO THE MOUNTAINS,
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125. OTHERS LIKE THE VALLEYS.
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126. CHILDREN LOVE THE SEASIDE.
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127. ONE MORNING
THOMAS WAS PUFFING ALONG
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128. THE LINE
THAT RUNS BY THE COAST.
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129. HIS TWO COACHES,
ANNIE AND CLARABEL,
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130. WERE PACKED WITH CHILDREN
GOING TO THE BEACH.
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131. EVERYONE WAS HAPPY.
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132. PERCY WAS TAKING SOME
FREIGHT CARS TO THE HARBOR.
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133. "HELLO, THOMAS,
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134. "YOU LOOK CHEERFUL.
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135. I WISH I COULD TAKE CHILDREN
TODAY INSTEAD OF FREIGHT CARS."
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136. "THEY'RE THE VICAR'S
SUNDAY SCHOOL,"
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137. EXPLAINED THOMAS.
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138. "I'M BUSY THIS EVENING
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139. "BUT THE STATIONMASTER SAYS
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140. I CAN ASK YOU
TO TAKE THE CHILDREN HOME."
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141. "OF COURSE I WILL,"
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142. PROMISED PERCY.
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143. LATER PERCY SAW HAROLD.
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144. "SORRY, PERCY, CAN'T TALK;
I'M ON HIGH ALERT."
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145. "WHY?"
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146. "BAD WEATHER'S DUE.
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147. "MY HELP'S ALWAYS NEEDED.
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148. MIND HOW YOU GO, PERCY."
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149. "PUH!"
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150. HUFFED PERCY.
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151. "AS LONG AS I'VE GOT
RAILS TO RUN ON,
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152. "I CAN GO ANYWHERE,
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153. "IN ANY WEATHER ANYHOW.
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154. GOOD-BYE."
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155. "BE CAREFUL," WARNED EDWARD.
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156. "THERE'S A STORM COMING."
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157. "A PROMISE IS A PROMISE,"
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158. THOUGHT PERCY,
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159. "NO MATTER
WHAT THE WEATHER."
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160. THE CHILDREN HAD A LOVELY DAY,
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161. BUT BY TEATIME DARK CLOUDS
LOOMED AHEAD.
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162. ANNIE AND CLARABEL WERE GLAD
WHEN PERCY ARRIVED.
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163. HE WAS JUST IN TIME.
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164. THE RAIN STREAMED DOWN
PERCY'S BOILER.
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165. "UGH,"
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166. HE SHIVERED,
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167. AND THOUGHT OF
HIS NICE, DRY SHED.
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168. PERCY STRUGGLED ON
PAST COASTAL VILLAGES
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169. AND INTO THE COUNTRYSIDE.
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170. THE RIVER WAS RISING FAST.
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171. "I WISH I COULD SEE;
I WISH I COULD SEE,"
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172. COMPLAINED PERCY
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173. AS HE BATTLED AGAINST
THE RAIN.
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174. MORE TROUBLE LAY AHEAD.
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175. "OH,"
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176. HISSED PERCY.
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177. "THE WATER IS SLOSHING
MY FIRE!"
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178. PERCY'S DRIVER AND FIREMAN
HAD TO FIND SOME MORE FIREWOOD.
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179. "I'LL HAVE SOME OF
YOUR FLOORBOARDS, PLEASE,"
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180. SAID THE FIREMAN
TO THE CONDUCTOR.
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181. "I ONLY SWEPT THE FLOOR
THIS MORNING,"
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182. GRUMBLED THE CONDUCTOR,
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183. BUT HE STILL HELPED.
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184. SOON PERCY'S FIRE
WAS BURNING WELL.
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185. HE FELT WARM
AND COMFORTABLE AGAIN.
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186. THEN HE SAW HAROLD.
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187. "OH, DEAR,"
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188. THOUGHT PERCY.
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189. "HAROLD'S COME
TO LAUGH AT ME."
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190. SOMETHING THUDDED
ONTO PERCY'S BOILER.
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191. "OW!"
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192. EXCLAIMED PERCY.
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193. "HE NEEDN'T THROW THINGS."
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194. "IT'S A PARACHUTE,"
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195. LAUGHED HIS DRIVER.
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196. "HAROLD'S DROPPING
HOT DRINKS FOR US."
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197. "THANK YOU, HAROLD,"
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198. WHISTLED PERCY.
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199. "GOOD TO BE OF SERVICE,"
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200. REPLIED HAROLD
AND BUZZED AWAY.
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201. THE WATER LAPPED
PERCY'S WHEELS.
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202. PERCY WAS LOSING STEAM AGAIN
BUT HE PLUNGED BRAVELY ON.
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203. "I PROMISED,"
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204. HE PANTED.
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205. "I PROMISED."
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206. HE MADE ONE MORE BIG EFFORT
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207. AND, AT LAST,
EXHAUSTED BUT TRIUMPHANT
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208. HE BROUGHT THE TRAIN HOME.
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209. "WELL DONE, PERCY,"
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210. CHEERED THOMAS.
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211. "YOU KEPT YOUR PROMISE
DESPITE EVERYTHING."
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212. SIR TOPHAM HATT
ARRIVED IN HAROLD.
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213. FIRST HE THANKED THE MEN,
THEN PERCY.
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214. "HAROLD TOLD ME
YOU WERE, UH, A WIZARD.
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215. "HE SAID HE CAN BEAT YOU
AT SOME THINGS,
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216. "BUT NOT
AT BEING A SUBMARINE.
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217. "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU TWO
GET UP TO SOMETIMES,
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218. BUT I DO KNOW THAT
YOU'RE A REALLY USEFUL ENGINE."
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219. "OH, SIR,"
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220. WHISPERED PERCY HAPPILY.
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