1. THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
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2. PUFFED HAPPILY
ALONG HIS BRANCH LINE
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3. WITH ANNIE AND CLARABEL.
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4. SIR TOPHAM HATT WAS WAITING
ON THE PLATFORM.
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5. HE LOOKED AT HIS WATCH.
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6. "WELL DONE, THOMAS.
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7. YOU ARE RIGHT ON TIME
AND REALLY RELIABLE."
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8. "THANK YOU, SIR,"
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9. WHISTLED THOMAS.
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10. "OOH, RIGHT ON TIME
AND REALLY RELIABLE,"
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11. HUMMED THE COACHES.
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12. BUT THE BIG ENGINES WERE NOT
FEELING CHEERFUL AT ALL.
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13. "WHERE'S PERCY?
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14. MUMBLED HENRY.
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15. "HE'S SUPPOSED TO FETCH
OUR COACHES."
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16. "WE GET NO REST,"
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17. COMPLAINED JAMES.
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18. HE EDGED ANGRILY
ONTO THE TURNTABLE
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19. AND SPOKE RUDELY
TO HENRY.
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20. "WHAT'S THE MATTER,
HENRY?
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21. "THERE'S NO RAIN TODAY.
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22. STOP WORRYING
AND DO SOME WORK INSTEAD."
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23. "I'M NOT AFRAID
OF GETTING WET ANYMORE,"
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24. HUFFED HENRY.
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25. "ANYWAY, YOU LOOK SILLY ENOUGH
TO BE A CLOWN.
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26. YOU SHOULD JOIN
THE CIRCUS."
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27. "OH,"
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28. WHISTLED PERCY,
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29. "SO YOU'VE HEARD
THE NEWS?"
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30. "WHAT NEWS?"
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31. "ABOUT THE CIRCUS."
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32. "PERCY,
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"
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33. "THE CIRCUS HAS ARRIVED,"
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34. EXPLAINED PERCY.
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35. "I'VE BEEN SHUNTING
SPECIAL CARS.
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36. SIR TOPHAM HATT
NEEDS YOUR HELP TOO."
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37. THE ENGINES SOON FORGOT
TO BE TIRED AND CROSS...
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38. UNTIL IT WAS TIME
FOR THE CIRCUS TO LEAVE.
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39. THEN GORDON AND HENRY WERE
CROSS ALL OVER AGAIN
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40. WHEN JAMES GOT TO PULL
THE TRAIN AWAY.
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41. A LITTLE LATER,
SIR TOPHAM HATT RETURNED.
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42. "COME ALONG, HENRY,
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43. "A TUNNEL IS BLOCKED
DOWN THE LINE.
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44. YOU MUST TAKE SOME WORKMEN
TO INVESTIGATE."
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45. "PUSHING CARS,
PUSHING CARS,"
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46. GRUMBLED HENRY.
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47. THEY STOPPED
OUTSIDE THE TUNNEL.
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48. THE WORKMEN WENT INSIDE.
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49. IT WAS VERY DARK AND QUIET,
BUT NOT FOR LONG.
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50. "HELP!"
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51. SHOUTED THE WORKMEN.
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52. AND THEY RAN OUT.
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53. "WE STARTED TO DIG
AT THE BLOCK,
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54. BUT IT GRUNTED AND MOVED,"
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55. ONE SAID.
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56. "RUBBISH!"
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57. SAID THE FOREMAN.
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58. "IT'S NOT RUBBISH;
IT'S BIG AND ALIVE.
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59. WE'RE NOT GOING IN THERE AGAIN."
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60. "RIGHT,"
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61. SAID THE FOREMAN.
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62. "I'LL RIDE IN THE CARS
AND HENRY SHALL PUSH IT OUT."
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63. "WHEESH,"
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64. SAID HENRY UNHAPPILY.
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65. HE HAD BEEN SHUT IN THE TUNNEL
FOR BEING AFRAID OF THE RAIN,
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66. BUT THIS WAS WORSE.
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67. SOMETHING BIG AND ALIVE
WAS INSIDE.
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68. "PEEP, PEEP...
I DON'T WANT TO GO IN."
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69. "NEITHER DO I,"
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70. SAID HIS DRIVER,
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71. "BUT WE MUST CLEAR
THE LINE."
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72. "OH DEAR!
OH DEAR!"
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73. PUFFED HENRY.
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74. THEN THERE WAS TROUBLE.
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75. THE BLOCK WAS INDEED ALIVE
AND VERY STRONG.
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76. IT BEGAN TO PUSH THE TRAIN
BACKWARDS.
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77. OUT OF THE TUNNEL CAME HENRY,
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78. THEN THE CARS,
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79. AND LAST OF ALL,
A LARGE, CROSS ELEPHANT.
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80. "WELL, I NEVER!"
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81. CRIED THE FOREMAN.
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82. THE WORKMEN
GAVE HIM SOME CAKE.
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83. HE DRANK
THREE BUCKETS OF WATER
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84. AND WAS JUST ABOUT
TO DRINK ANOTHER
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85. WHEN HENRY LET OFF STEAM.
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86. "PFFFWWWW,"
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87. CRIED THE ELEPHANT.
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88. WATER WENT ALL OVER HENRY.
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89. POOR HENRY.
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90. THE ELEPHANT AND HIS KEEPER
WERE SOON REUNITED,
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91. BUT HENRY WAS MOST UPSET.
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92. "AN ELEPHANT PUSHED ME!
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93. AN ELEPHANT 'HOOSHED' ME!"
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94. THAT NIGHT
HE TOLD THE OTHER ENGINES
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95. ALL ABOUT IT.
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96. GORDON AND JAMES
FELT SORRY FOR HENRY
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97. BUT STILL TEASED HIM.
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98. "FIRST THE RAIN,
THEN AN ELEPHANT.
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99. WHATEVER WILL YOU
BE AFRAID OF NEXT?"
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100. "NEVER MIND, HENRY,"
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101. MURMURED THOMAS.
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102. "I THINK YOU WERE BRAVE TODAY
AND REALLY RELIABLE TOO."
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103. GORDON THE BIG ENGINE
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104. AND THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
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105. PUFFED BUFFER TO BUFFER
BACK HOME.
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106. IT HAD BEEN A BUSY DAY.
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107. FIRST, THOMAS HAD TEASED GORDON
ABOUT THE TIME
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108. THAT THE BIG ENGINE
HAD SLID INTO A DITCH.
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109. THEN THOMAS FELL DOWN A MINE
AND GORDON CAME TO HIS RESCUE.
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110. "REMEMBER, THOMAS,"
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111. CALLED GORDON GRANDLY.
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112. "UNITED WE STAND,
TOGETHER WE FALL.
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113. YOU HELP ME
AND I'LL HELP YOU."
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114. "I'LL REMEMBER,"
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115. REPLIED THOMAS,
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116. "BUT I HOPE SIR TOPHAM HATT
FORGIVES US SOON."
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117. SUDDENLY THEY
NOTICED SOMETHING.
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118. AS THE TWO ENGINES
WHISTLED INTO THE SHEDS,
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119. EVERYWHERE THEY LOOKED,
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120. THEY SAW PAINT POTS
AND PAINTERS.
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121. "BUST MY BUFFERS,"
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122. SAID THOMAS.
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123. "WHAT'S HAPPENING?"
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124. "SSH,"
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125. WHISPERED PERCY.
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126. "SIR TOPHAM HATT'S
GOING TO TELL US NOW."
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127. "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
AND ENGINES.
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128. "I AM HONORED TO INFORM YOU
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129. "THAT HER MAJESTY
THE QUEEN HERSELF
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130. "IS COMING HERE
TO VISIT US.
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131. NOW ON WITH THE PREPARATIONS."
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132. THE ENGINES WONDERED WHO
WOULD PULL THE ROYAL TRAIN.
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133. "I'M TOO OLD
TO PULL IMPORTANT TRAINS,"
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134. SAID EDWARD.
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135. "I'M IN DISGRACE,"
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136. SIGHED GORDON.
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137. "HE'LL CHOOSE ME OF COURSE,"
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138. BOASTED JAMES.
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139. "YOU,"
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140. SNORTED HENRY.
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141. "YOU CAN'T CLIMB HILLS.
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142. "HE WILL ASK ME
TO PULL THE TRAIN
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143. AND I'LL HAVE
A NEW COAT OF PAINT."
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144. THEN THE RAIN CAME.
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145. HENRY'S DRIVER AND FIREMAN
COVERED UP THEIR CAB
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146. TO KEEP DRY.
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147. A PAINTER WAS ON THE LADDER
ABOVE THE LINE.
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148. HENRY'S SMOKE BLEW
HIGH INTO THE AIR.
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149. THE PAINTER COULDN'T SEE.
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150. BOTH HE AND THE PAINT POT
FELL ALL OVER HENRY.
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151. POOR HENRY.
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152. "WELL, YOU'RE NOT
A PRETTY PICTURE,"
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153. SNEERED THE PAINTER.
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154. SIR TOPHAM HATT SPOKE NEXT.
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155. "YOU LOOK LIKE
AN ICED CAKE, HENRY.
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156. "THAT WON'T DO
FOR THE ROYAL TRAIN.
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157. I MUST MAKE
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS."
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158. GORDON AND THOMAS
WERE WAITING FOR HIM.
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159. "PLEASE, SIR..."
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160. "ONE AT A TIME,"
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161. REPLIED SIR TOPHAM HATT.
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162. "YES, GORDON?"
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163. "MAY THOMAS HAVE
HIS BRANCH LINE AGAIN?"
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164. "HMM, I THINK YOU ARE BOTH
SORRY AND DESERVE A TREAT.
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165. "EDWARD WILL GO IN FRONT
TO CLEAR THE LINE,
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166. "THOMAS WILL LOOK
AFTER THE COACHES
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167. AND GORDON WILL
PULL THE TRAIN."
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168. THE GREAT DAY CAME.
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169. ALL THE ENGINES WORKED HARD
BRINGING PEOPLE TO THE TOWN.
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170. THOMAS SORTED OUT THEIR COACHES
IN THE YARD.
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171. EDWARD STEAMED IN.
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172. "PEEP.
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173. THE QUEEN IS HERE!"
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174. THEN GORDON WHISTLED
AS HE APPROACHED THE STATION.
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175. EVERYONE KNEW THAT SOUND.
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176. THE QUEEN'S TRAIN
GLIDED INTO THE STATION.
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177. GORDON WAS SPOTLESS
AND HIS BRASS SHONE BRIGHTLY.
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178. SIR TOPHAM HATT
STOOD TO ATTENTION.
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179. "WELCOME, MA'AM."
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180. THE QUEEN THANKED HIM
FOR A SPLENDID RUN
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181. AND ASKED TO SEE
ALL THE ENGINES.
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182. "PEEEP, PEEEP,"
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183. WHISTLED TOBY AND PERCY.
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184. "SSHHH,"
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185. HISSED HENRY AND JAMES.
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186. BUT TOBY AND PERCY
DIDN'T CARE.
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187. "THREE CHEERS FOR THE QUEEN."
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188. "PEEEP, PEEEP,"
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189. WHISTLED THE ENGINES.
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190. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE,
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191. THE QUEEN SPOKE
SPECIALLY TO THOMAS
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192. WHO FETCHED HER COACHES,
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193. THEN TO EDWARD,
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194. AND FINALLY TO GORDON
WHO TOOK HER AWAY.
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195. NO ENGINES EVER FELT PROUDER
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196. THAN THOSE
ON SIR TOPHAM HATT'S RAILWAY.
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