1. ONE DAY
EDWARD WAS TALKING TO TREVOR
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2. WHEN DOUGLAS STEAMED BY.
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3. HE WAS PULLING
A TRAIN OF HEAVY COAL CARS.
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4. "C'MON, EDWARD,
STOP GOSSIPING IN THE SUN
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5. WHEN THERE'S
WORK TO BE DONE."
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6. LATER, EDWARD
SPOKE TO DOUGLAS.
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7. "TREVOR AND I
ARE OLD FRIENDS,
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8. AND YOU AND HE HAVE
A LOT IN COMMON TOO!"
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9. "WE DO?"
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10. QUIZZED DOUGLAS,
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11. "AND WHAT'D THAT BE?"
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12. "SCRAP,"
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13. SAID EDWARD QUIETLY.
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14. DOUGLAS GASPED.
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15. "DON'T MENTION THAT WORD;
IT MAKES ME WHEELS WOBBLE."
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16. "IT DOES THE SAME
TO TREVOR,"
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17. REPLIED EDWARD.
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18. "HE WAS BEING SENT
TO THE SCRAPYARD
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19. "BUT THE VICAR AND I
SAVED HIM,
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20. "AND NOW HE'S
REALLY USEFUL AGAIN.
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21. "EVEN SO, SIR TOPHAM HATT
CERTAINLY DOES NEED
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22. ANOTHER STEAM ENGINE HERE."
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23. "AYE, HE DOES;
AND QUICKLY,"
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24. THAT NIGHT
DOUGLAS WAS STILL WORKING.
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25. HE HAD TAKEN
THE MIDNIGHT GOODS TRAIN
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26. TO A STATION AT
A FARAWAY PART OF THE ISLAND
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27. WHERE ONLY THE DIESELS WORK.
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28. HE WAS JUST SHUNTING,
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29. READY FOR HIS RETURN JOURNEY
WHEN...
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30. "THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A STEAM ENGINE,"
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31. HE THOUGHT.
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32. THE HISS CAME AGAIN.
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33. "WHO'S THERE?"
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34. ASKED DOUGLAS.
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35. A WHISPER CAME...
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36. "ARE YOU
SIR TOPHAM HATT'S ENGINE?"
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37. "AYE, AND PROUD OF IT."
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38. "WELL, I'M OLIVER,
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39. "AND I'M WITH
MY BRAKE VAN TOAD.
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40. WE'VE RUN OUT OF COAL
AND HAVE NO MORE STEAM."
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41. "BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
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42. "ESCAPING!"
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43. "FROM WHAT?"
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44. "SCRAP!"
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45. DOUGLAS SHIVERED.
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46. THEN, HE REMEMBERED
EDWARD'S STORY
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47. ABOUT SAVING TREVOR.
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48. "I'LL BE GLAD
TO HELP YOU.
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49. "IT'LL HAVE TO LOOK THOUGH
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50. AS IF YOU'RE READY FOR SCRAP
BUT I'M TAKING YOU AWAY."
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51. THEIR DRIVERS AND FIREMEN
AGREED TO HELP TOO.
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52. EVERYONE WORKED FAST.
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53. "NO TIME
TO TURN 'ROUND,"
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54. "I'LL RUN TENDER
FIRST.
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55. COME ON."
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56. BUT BEFORE THEY COULD
CLEAR THE STATION,
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57. THEY WERE STOPPED.
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58. "AHA,"
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59. CALLED A FOREMAN.
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60. "A GREAT WESTERN ENGINE
AND A BRAKE VAN TOO.
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61. YOU CAN'T TAKE THESE."
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62. "AYE, BUT THEY'RE
ALL FOR US,"
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63. SAID DOUGLAS' DRIVER,
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64. "SEE FOR YOURSELF."
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65. THE FOREMAN
LOOKED ALL OVER OLIVER.
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66. "SEEMS IN ORDER.
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67. RIGHT AWAY, GUARD."
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68. "THAT WAS A NEAR THING."
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69. "WE'VE HAD WORSE,"
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70. REPLIED OLIVER.
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71. AND THEY FORGED AHEAD.
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72. IT WAS DAYLIGHT
WHEN THEIR JOURNEY ENDED.
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73. "WE'RE HOME,"
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74. CRIED DOUGLAS.
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75. "SHHHH,"
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76. SAID HIS DRIVER.
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77. "THERE ARE THE WORKS.
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78. WE'LL FIND
A PLACE FOR OLIVER."
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79. OLIVER SAID GOOD-BYE,
AND THANK YOU,
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80. AND DOUGLAS PUFFED AWAY.
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81. THE NEXT DAY,
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82. DOUGLAS TOLD THE OTHER ENGINES
ALL ABOUT OLIVER.
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83. "SIR TOPHAM HATT
WILL HAVE TO KNOW,"
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84. SAID JAMES.
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85. "DOUGLAS SHOULD
TELL HIM AT ONCE,"
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86. ADDED GORDON.
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87. "WELL, HERE HE IS,"
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88. SAID A VOICE.
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89. "NOW WHAT'S THIS
ALL ABOUT?"
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90. "BEG PARDON, SIR,
BUT WE DO NEED ANOTHER ENGINE."
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91. "YES, SIR,"
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92. VENTURED GORDON.
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93. "A STEAM ENGINE, SIR."
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94. "WELL, UNLESS
ONE IS SAVED FROM SCRAP
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95. THERE'S LITTLE HOPE—"
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96. "BUT, SIR! "ONE HAS—"
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97. "YES, INDEED,
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98. "AND THANKS TO YOU, DOUGLAS,
HE IS NOW AT OUR WORKS.
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99. OLIVER IS JUST WHAT WE NEED
FOR DUCK'S BRANCHLINE."
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100. EVERYONE CHEERED.
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101. NOW OLIVER AND TOAD
ARE MENDED
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102. AND PAINTED
IN FULL GREAT WESTERN COLORS.
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103. DUCK AND OLIVER ARE HAPPY
ON THEIR BRANCHLINE.
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104. THE OTHERS LAUGHED
AT FIRST
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105. AND CALLED IT
"THE LITTLE WESTERN."
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106. DUCK AND OLIVER
WERE DELIGHTED
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107. AND SO, "THE LITTLE WESTERN"
IT WILL ALWAYS BE.
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108. ON A CLEAR DAY,
WHEN THE SKY IS BLUE
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109. AND THERE'S JUST ENOUGH BREEZE
TO BLOW THE CLOUDS AWAY,
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110. YOU CAN STAND ON THE BIG HILL
ABOVE THE VALLEY
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111. AND WATCH
DUCK AND OLIVER FAR BELOW
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112. BUSILY AT WORK
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113. ON DUCK'S BRANCHLINE
NEAR THE SEA.
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114. THE TWO ENGINES
ARE VERY PROUD
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115. OF THEIR MATCHING COATS
OF GLEAMING COLOR.
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116. OLIVER OFTEN
TALKS ABOUT THE TIME
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117. THAT DOUGLAS SAVED HIM
FROM SCRAP.
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118. "IF IT WASN'T
FOR HIS HELP,"
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119. OLIVER WILL SAY,
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120. "I MIGHT'VE
BEEN CAUGHT
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121. "WHEN I RAN AWAY
FROM THE SCRAPYARD
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122. "AND I WOULD NEVER
HAVE COME TO LIVE HERE
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123. ON SIR TOPHAM HATT'S
RAILWAY."
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124. THE OTHER ENGINES
ALL WANTED TO KNOW
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125. ABOUT OLIVER'S ADVENTURES.
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126. "AMAZING,"
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127. REMARKED HENRY.
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128. "OLIVER,"
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129. SAID JAMES,
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130. "HAS RESOURCE."
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131. "AND SAGACITY,"
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132. PUT IN GORDON.
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133. "WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?"
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134. WHISPERED PERCY.
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135. "I THINK,"
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136. REPLIED THOMAS,
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137. "IT'S ABOUT BEING
CLEVER AND WISE."
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138. "HE IS..."
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139. FINISHED GORDON,
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140. "AN EXAMPLE TO US ALL."
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141. I'M SORRY TO SAY
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142. THAT OLIVER BECAME
VERY PUFFED UP
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143. IN THE SMOKE BOX.
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144. "HENRY SAYS I'M AMAZING.
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145. HE'S RIGHT,"
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146. HE WHISTLED
AS HE SWOOSHED ALONG THE LINE.
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147. ONE DAY, SIR TOPHAM HATT
CAME TO SEE HIM.
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148. "YOU ARE DOING WELL.
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149. NOW YOU MUST LEARN
HOW TO LOOK AFTER FREIGHT CARS."
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150. EVERY WISE ENGINE KNOWS THAT
YOU CANNOT TRUST FREIGHT CARS.
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151. THE OTHER ENGINES WARNED OLIVER
BUT HE TOOK NO NOTICE.
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152. "YOU THINK
I CAN'T MANAGE,"
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153. HE SAID HUFFILY.
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154. "GORDON KNOWS BETTER.
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155. HE SAYS I'M SAGACIOUS."
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156. "YOU MAY BE
'GOOD GRACIOUS'
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157. "OR WHATEVER
YOU CALL IT,
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158. BUT TRUCKS CAN BE
TROUBLESOME AND—"
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159. "SAY NO MORE, DUCK,"
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160. INTERRUPTED DONALD.
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161. "IT'S MAYBE A PITY
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162. BUT THE WEE ENGINE'LL JUST
HAVE TO LEARN FOR HIMSELF."
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163. OLIVER PULLED
SOME LOADED CARS TO A SIDING
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164. AND PUSHED THE EMPTIES
TO THE CHUTE.
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165. THEN HE CAME BACK
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166. TO TAKE
THE LOADED CARS AWAY.
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167. BUT THEY WERE COMFORTABLE
AND DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE.
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168. "WHAT RIGHT HAS HE
TO POKE HIS FUNNEL IN HERE?"
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169. "WE WANT DUCK!"
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170. "OR DONALD!"
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171. "OR DOUGLAS!"
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172. "LOOK SHARP,"
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173. PUFFED OLIVER.
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174. "THAT'S NOT
THE WAY TO SPEAK,"
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175. HISSED THE CARS.
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176. "WE'LL GET EVEN."
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177. OLIVER HEARD NOTHING.
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178. THE CARS MOVED SMOOTHLY
AT FIRST.
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179. THEN, SUDDENLY,
OLIVER FELT THEM PUSH FORWARD.
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180. HIS DRIVER
APPLIED THE BRAKES
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181. BUT THEY WERE USELESS
AGAINST THE SURGING CARS.
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182. "ON, ON, ON,"
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183. YELLED THE CARS.
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184. OLIVER FOUGHT HARD
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185. BUT STILL,
THEY FORCED HIM ON AND ON.
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186. AT LAST
THE CARS GREW TIRED.
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187. "I'M WINNING,"
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188. GASPED OLIVER.
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189. BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.
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190. OLIVER LAY
BRUISED AND BEMUSED
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191. BUNKER DOWN
IN THE TURNTABLE WELL.
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192. DUCK SURVEYED THE DAMAGE.
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193. "HELLO, OLIVER.
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194. ARE YOU BEING
A 'GOOD GRACIOUS' ENGINE?"
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195. "BEG PARDON,
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196. "BUT, WE REALLY DON'T LIKE
THIS SORT OF SURPRISE.
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197. "DONALD AND DOUGLAS
WILL MISS THEIR TURNTABLE
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198. UNTIL IT IS MENDED."
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199. THAT EVENING OLIVER WAS
HAULED GENTLY TO SAFETY.
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200. "I'M SORRY, SIR,"
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201. HE SAID
TO SIR TOPHAM HATT.
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202. "I SHOULD'VE
LISTENED TO DUCK'S ADVICE.
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203. "I DON'T FEEL
'GOOD GRACIOUS,'
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204. OR WHATEVER IT IS...
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205. I JUST FEEL SILLY."
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206. "WELL, OLIVER,"
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207. REPLIED SIR TOPHAM HATT.
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208. "NOW YOU KNOW
THE DAMAGE CARS CAN DO."
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209. "YES, I DO, SIR,"
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210. GROANED OLIVER.
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211. "I LOOK LIKE
A LOAD OF SCRAP IRON."
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212. "OH, I DON'T THINK SO,"
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213. LAUGHED SIR TOPHAM HATT,
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214. "BUT YOU DO
NEED TO GO TO THE WORKS
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215. TO BE MENDED."
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216. THE OTHER ENGINES
NOW FELT SORRY FOR OLIVER.
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217. "THE BRANCHLINE
WON'T BE THE
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218. SAME WITHOUT YOU,"
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219. WHISTLED DUCK.
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220. "COME BACK SOON!"
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221. A FEW DAYS LATER,
OLIVER DID COME BACK.
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222. HIS COAT
GLEAMED BRIGHTER THAN EVER.
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223. HE WAS A WISER ENGINE TOO
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224. AND NEVER MADE A MISTAKE
ABOUT CARS AGAIN.
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