1. SKARLOEY HAD
BEEN TO THE WORKS TO BE MENDED.
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2. HE FELT MUCH BETTER.
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3. RUSTY THE DIESEL WAS
HELPING HIM OFF HIS RAIL CAR.
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4. SKARLOEY HADN'T MET
THE LITTLE DIESEL BEFORE.
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5. "RUSTY SEEMS A KINDLY
SORT OF ENGINE,"
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6. HE THOUGHT TO HIMSELF.
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7. "I HELPED TO MEND
THE LINE AND DO ODD JOBS,"
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8. EXPLAINED RUSTY.
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9. "I HEAR EVERYONE IS LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN.
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10. COME ON."
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11. PETER SAM
WAS FEELING DEPRESSED.
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12. HE WAS STILL GETTING
OVER HIS ACCIDENT,
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13. BUT HE WANTED TO
START WORK AGAIN.
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14. SIR TOPHAM HATT
WOULDN'T LET HIM.
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15. "ANOTHER DAY'S REST
WILL DO YOU GOOD,"
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16. HE SAID.
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17. "BESIDES, I'VE GOT
A SURPRISE FOR YOU."
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18. "FOR ME, SIR?
HOW NICE, SIR!
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19. WHAT IS IT, SIR?"
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20. "WAIT AND SEE."
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21. THE SURPRISE WAS SKARLOEY.
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22. "OH,"
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23. SAID PETER SAM,
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24. "I'M GLAD
YOU'VE COME HOME."
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25. THEY LIT SKARLOEY'S FIRE
AND HE SIZZLED HAPPILY.
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26. "I FEEL ALL EXCITED,"
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27. HE SAID.
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28. "JUST LIKE
A YOUNG ENGINE.
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29. NOW TELL ME
ALL THE NEWS."
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30. "I SEE
YOU'VE MET RUSTY,"
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31. SAID PETER SAM.
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32. "YES, I LIKE THAT DIESEL."
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33. "SO DO I,"
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34. REPLIED PETER SAM.
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35. "IT'S A PITY
DUNCAN DOESN'T."
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36. "WHO IS DUNCAN?"
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37. "HE CAME AS A SPARE ENGINE
AFTER MY ACCIDENT,"
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38. REPLIED PETER SAM.
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39. "IS HE USEFUL?"
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40. "HE KEEPS BUSY,
AND I'M SURE HE MEANS WELL,
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41. "BUT HE'S BOUNCY
AND RUDE.
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42. "HE SINGS, AND SWAYS,
AND SWIVELS AROUND.
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43. HIS DRIVERS CALL IT
ROCK AND ROLL."
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44. "I UNDERSTAND,"
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45. SAID SKARLOEY GRAVELY.
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46. HIS DRIVER INTERRUPTED.
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47. "DUNCAN HAS DONE IT AGAIN.
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48. "HE'S STUCK IN A TUNNEL.
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49. COME ON, OLD BOY,
WE'LL HAVE TO GET HIM OUT."
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50. SKARLOEY WAS PLEASED.
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51. HE WANTED TO RUN
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52. AND LOOKED FORWARD
TO MEETING DUNCAN.
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53. THEY FOUND THE CABOOSE
AND SOME WORKMEN
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54. AND HURRIED UP THE LINE.
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55. "HOW NICE AND SMOOTH
THE RAILS ARE,"
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56. THOUGHT SKARLOEY.
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57. "THEY'VE MENDED
ALL THE OLD BUMPS.
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58. "THE LITTLE DIESEL
HAS HELPED TO DO THAT.
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59. WHAT A DIFFERENCE
RUSTY'S MADE TO THE LINE."
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60. QUITE SOON
THEY FOUND DUNCAN.
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61. HE WAS STUCK AT
THE FAR END OF THE TUNNEL
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62. AND HE WAS VERY CROSS.
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63. "I'M A PLAIN, BLUNT ENGINE;
I SPEAK AS I FIND.
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64. "TUNNELS SHOULD BE TUNNELS
AND NOT RABBIT HOLES.
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65. THIS RAILWAY
IS NO GOOD AT ALL."
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66. "DON'T BE SILLY,"
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67. SNAPPED HIS DRIVER.
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68. "THIS TUNNEL IS
QUITE BIG ENOUGH
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69. FOR ENGINES
WHO DON'T ROCK AND ROLL."
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70. IT TOOK A LONG TIME
TO CLEAR AWAY THE ROCKS
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71. AND SET DUNCAN FREE AGAIN.
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72. AT LAST,
SKARLOEY WAS ABLE
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73. TO PUSH DUNCAN AND HIS COACHES
SAFELY THROUGH.
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74. THE CABOOSE WAS LEFT
ON THE SIDING
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75. AND THE WORKMEN STAYED TO
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS SAFE.
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76. DUNCAN GRUMBLED
ALL THE WAY HOME,
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77. BUT SKARLOEY
PAID NO ATTENTION.
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78. LATER SIR TOPHAM HATT
SPOKE SEVERELY TO DUNCAN.
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79. "LISTEN TO ME,
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80. "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH THAT TUNNEL.
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81. "YOU STUCK IN IT BECAUSE
YOU TRIED TO DO ROCK 'N' ROLL.
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82. "TUNNELS ARE NOT
DANCE FLOORS,
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83. AND YOU ARE NOT
A POP STAR."
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84. THEN SIR TOPHAM HATT
GAVE HIS FULL ATTENTION
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85. TO DUNCAN'S FUNNEL.
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86. "IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN..."
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87. HE ENDED OMINOUSLY,
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88. "I SHALL FIND WAYS
TO CUT YOU DOWN TO SIZE.
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89. "IN OTHER WORDS,
YOUR CAREER IS—AHEM—
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90. "ON THE LINE.
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91. NEED I SAY MORE?"
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92. DUNCAN THOUGHT
SIR TOPHAM HATT
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93. HAD SAID QUITE ENOUGH,
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94. AND HE REMAINED
COMPLETELY SILENT AND STILL,
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95. FOR AT LEAST A WHOLE EVENING.
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96. SKARLOEY THE LITTLE ENGINE
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97. LOVES ALL THE SIGHTS
AND SOUNDS ALONG HIS LINE
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98. AND KNOWS THEM VERY WELL.
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99. ONE MORNING,
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100. SOON AFTER HE RETURNED
FROM BEING MENDED,
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101. HE WAS ENJOYING HIS JOURNEY
MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
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102. ALONG THE WAY,
HE MET RUSTY.
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103. "YOU KNOW,"
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104. HE SAID,
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105. "IF I COULDN'T SEE THESE
FAMILIAR FACES AND PLACES
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106. "I'D THINK I WAS
ON A DIFFERENT RAILWAY.
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107. YOU'VE DONE WONDERS
WITH THESE RAILS."
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108. RUSTY LAUGHED.
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109. "I'M GLAD YOU'RE PLEASED."
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110. "MANAGER SAID,
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111. "'LET'S MEND THE TRACK
SO WELL
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112. THAT HE WON'T KNOW
WHERE HE IS.'"
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113. "AND WE DID.
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114. AND YOU DIDN'T,
IF YOU TAKE MY MEANING."
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115. SKARLOEY LIKED
THIS HARDWORKING DIESEL.
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116. "THERE'S STILL
ONE BAD BIT,"
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117. WARNED RUSTY.
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118. "JUST BEFORE
THE FIRST STATION.
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119. "AN ENGINE
MIGHT COME OFF THERE,
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120. "PARTICULARLY DUNCAN.
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121. "HE WILL ROCK 'N' ROLL
ALONG THE LINE.
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122. LOOK AT HIM
RIGHT NOW."
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123. "I HOPE HE DOESN'T
HURT HIS PASSENGERS."
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124. "WHAT'S THAT ABOUT ME?
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125. "I'M A PLAIN ENGINE,
AND I BELIEVE IN PLAIN SPEAKING.
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126. SPEAK UP!"
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127. RUSTY WARNED DUNCAN
ABOUT THE BAD BIT OF RAIL.
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128. "HUH!
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129. "I KNOW MY WAY ABOUT.
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130. I DON'T NEED SMELLY DIESELS
TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO."
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131. RUSTY FELT HURT.
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132. DUNCAN BANGED
ABOUT THE YARD.
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133. THEN, HE CLATTERED
CROSSLY TO THE STATION.
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134. JAMES WAS ALREADY THERE
WAITING FOR HIM.
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135. "YOU'RE LATE,"
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136. HE SNAPPED.
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137. "I KNOW,"
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138. SAID DUNCAN.
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139. "IT'S THAT SMELLY
DIESEL'S FAULT.
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140. "RUSTY TRIES TO TEACH ME
HOW TO STAY ON THE RAILS
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141. AND THEN GOES OFF LEAVING ME
TO FIND MY OWN COACHES."
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142. "YOU POOR ENGINE,"
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143. SYMPATHIZED JAMES.
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144. "I KNOW ALL ABOUT DIESELS.
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145. "ONE CREPT INTO OUR YARD
AND ORDERED US ABOUT.
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146. I SOON SENT HIM PACKING."
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147. DUNCAN WAS FILLED
WITH ADMIRATION.
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148. HE DIDN'T KNOW
THAT JAMES WAS BOASTFUL
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149. AND SOMETIMES DIDN'T
TELL THE TRUTH.
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150. "SEND RUSTY PACKING,
SEND RUSTY PACKING,"
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151. SNORTED DUNCAN.
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152. HE CLIMBED THE HILL
FURIOUSLY.
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153. "WELL DONE, BOY,"
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154. ENCOURAGED HIS DRIVER.
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155. "KEEP IT UP!"
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156. SOON THEY WERE
NEAR THE FIRST STATION.
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157. DUNCAN WAS PLEASED.
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158. "NOTHING HAPPENED.
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159. "NOTHING'S HAPPENED,
SILLY OLD DIESEL.
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160. CLEVER ME."
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161. AND HE ROCKED AND ROLLED
ALONG THE LINE.
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162. "STEADY, BOY,"
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163. CHECKED HIS DRIVER,
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164. BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.
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165. "SLEEPERS AND BALLAST,
I'M OFF!"
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166. AND HE WAS.
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167. "I WARNED HIM,
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168. SAID RUSTY.
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169. "BUT ALL HE DID
WAS CALL ME NAMES."
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170. THE LITTLE DIESEL
REFUSED TO MOVE.
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171. "I'M ASHAMED OF YOU, RUSTY,
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172. SAID SKARLOEY.
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173. "THINK OF THE PASSENGERS...
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO?"
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174. "OH, I'D FORGOTTEN THEM.
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175. "YES, OF COURSE.
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176. WE MUST HELP
THE PASSENGERS."
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177. AND RUSTY
ROARED INTO LIFE.
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178. DUNCAN STOOD
SAD AND SOLITARY.
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179. HE COULDN'T
ROCK AND ROLL NOW.
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180. "OH DEAR,"
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181. HE THOUGHT.
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182. "EVERYONE WILL KNOW
HOW SILLY I AM."
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183. THE PASSENGERS
HAD TO GET OUT AND HELP TOO.
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184. THEY WEREN'T
VERY PLEASED ABOUT THAT,
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185. BUT WORKED
AS HARD AS THEY COULD.
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186. THEY CAREFULLY LEVERED DUNCAN
BACK ONTO THE LINE.
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187. AFTER THAT, DUNCAN WAS
EXTRA-CAREFUL ALL DAY.
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188. AT LAST, EVENING CAME.
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189. "RUSTY,"
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190. HE WHISPERED,
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191. "THANK YOU FOR HELPIN'.
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192. I'M SORRY
I WAS RUDE TO YOU."
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193. "THAT'S ALL RIGHT, DUNCAN."
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194. "I WISH ALL DIESELS
WERE LIKE YOU.
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195. LET'S BE FRIENDS."
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196. "SUITS ME,"
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197. REPLIED RUSTY.
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198. "WE'LL MEND
THAT BAD BIT OF RAIL
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199. FIRST THING TOMORROW."
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