1. ONE EVENING, THOMAS BROUGHT
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2. HIS LAST TRAIN TO THE JUNCTION.
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3. PERCY WAS GLAD TO SEE HIM.
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4. "ARE YOU ON YOUR WAY
TO THE BIG STATION, THOMAS?"
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5. "YES, I AM.
WHY?"
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6. "BECAUSE I'M
GOING THERE, TOO!"
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7. "I THINK SOMETHING'S UP."
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8. TOBY LOOKED UP AT THE SKY.
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9. "WHERE?"
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10. "NOT UP THERE!
DOWN HERE!"
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11. LAUGHED THOMAS.
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12. "HOW CAN SOMETHING BE UP
WHEN IT'S DOWN?"
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13. THOMAS WAS TOO EXCITED
TO EXPLAIN.
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14. "BUST MY BUFFERS!
LOOK OVER THERE!"
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15. MAVIS, BOCO, BILL, BEN, DONALD,
OLIVER AND DOUGLAS
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16. PARADED PAST.
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17. "GOOD EVENING, YOU THREE,"
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18. WHISTLED DONALD.
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19. "AREN'T WE ALL
A FINE SIGHT?"
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20. "VERY SPLENDID INDEED,"
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21. ADMIRED TOBY.
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22. "SORRY WE CAN'T STOP.
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23. "SIR TOPHAM HATT WANTS US
ALL TOGETHER AT THE STATION."
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24. "WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?"
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25. ASKED THOMAS.
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26. "SIR TOPHAM HATT HAS A PLAN,"
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27. ANSWERED HIS DRIVER.
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28. "COME ON."
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29. SO THEY FOLLOWED
THE OTHER ENGINES
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30. TO THE BIG STATION
AT THE END OF THE LINE.
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31. "SILENCE!"
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32. CALLED SIR TOPHAM HATT.
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33. "I HAVE AN IMPORTANT LETTER
TO READ,
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34. "FROM A LITTLE GIRL
WHO IS FIVE YEARS OLD.
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35. "'DEAR THOMAS
AND ALL THE ENGINES,
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36. "'PLEASE, CAN I MEET YOU?
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37. "'MY FRIENDS SAY THEY
WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
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38. "'YOU COULD COME
TO MY HOUSE FOR TEA,
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39. "'BUT MY MOMMY SAYS THERE AREN'T
ANY RAILWAY TRACKS TO MY HOUSE.
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40. "'CAN YOU COME
TO THE STATION INSTEAD?
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41. "'THANK YOU VERY MUCH.'
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42. "IT SEEMS,"
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43. CONTINUED SIR TOPHAM HATT,
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44. "THAT THERE ARE
MANY GIRLS AND BOYS
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45. "WHO WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU."
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46. "THEREFORE, WE ARE ALL GOING
TO THE BIG CITY FAR AWAY."
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47. "HOORAY! HOORAY!"
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48. THE ENGINES WHISTLED.
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49. "SILENCE!"
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50. "OTHER ENGINES WILL BE
WORKING HERE WHILE YOU'RE AWAY,
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51. "SO PLEASE SHOW THEM
WHAT TO DO."
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52. AS ANNIE AND CLARABEL WERE
GOING TO THE BIG CITY, TOO,
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53. THOMAS AND OLIVER PRACTICED
WITH SOME OTHER COACHES.
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54. [ Chug-Chug-Chug-Chug...
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55. THOMAS GREW
MORE AND MORE EXCITED.
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56. TOO EXCITED FOR HIS OWN GOOD.
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57. "I'M GLAD
I'M A SPLENDID ENGINE,"
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58. HE PUFFED.
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59. "SIR TOPHAM HATT
THINKS I'M REALLY USEFUL.
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60. "I HAD A RACE
WITH BERTIE ONCE.
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61. "I WHOOSHED THROUGH
THE TUNNEL
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62. AND STOPPED AN INCH
FROM THE BUFFERS."
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63. THEN THOMAS MADE HIS MISTAKE.
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64. "JUST LIKE THIS!"
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65. HE BOASTED.
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66. NO ONE WAS HURT;
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67. BUT THOMAS' FRONT
WAS BADLY BENT.
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68. THEY TELEPHONED
TO SIR TOPHAM HATT.
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69. "I'LL SEND UP THE WORKMEN,"
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70. HE SAID,
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71. "BUT IF THEY CAN'T
MEND THOMAS IN TIME,
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72. "WE'LL HAVE TO GO TO
THE BIG CITY WITHOUT HIM."
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73. POOR THOMAS!
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74. EIGHT O'CLOCK NEXT MORNING,
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75. THE ENGINES WAITED
AT THE JUNCTION.
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76. TOBY AND PERCY
WERE EACH ON A TRUCK
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77. AND DUCK HAD PUSHED THEM
INTO PLACE BEHIND EDWARD.
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78. GORDON, JAMES AND HENRY
WERE WAITING TO LEAD OFF.
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79. THEY WHISTLED IMPATIENTLY.
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80. SIR TOPHAM HATT
LOOKED AT HIS WATCH.
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81. "I'LL WAIT ONE MORE MINUTE
FOR THOMAS,
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82. THEN WE HAVE TO GO."
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83. "OH, THANK GOODNESS
YOU'RE STILL HERE,"
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84. PANTED THOMAS.
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85. "I HOPE WE'RE NOT LATE
AS IT'S JUST AFTER EIGHT."
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86. THE CONDUCTOR BLEW HIS WHISTLE
AND WAVED HIS FLAG.
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87. THE ENGINES CHEERED.
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88. "LOOK OUT, BIG CITY,
HERE WE COME!"
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89. AND THE CAVALCADE PUFFED AWAY.
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90. LATER IN THE BIG CITY,
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91. ALL THE ENGINES WERE LINED UP
IN A SPLENDID SHED.
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92. THE CHILDREN WERE DELIGHTED
TO MEET THEIR FRIENDS.
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93. "I'm glad the little girl
wrote to us,"
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94. WHISPERED THOMAS TO PERCY.
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95. "Isn't it wonderful what
happiness a letter can bring!"
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96. TOBY THE TRAM ENGINE
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97. HAS COWCATCHERS
AND SIDE PLATES.
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98. THEY HELP TO PREVENT ANIMALS
FROM GETTING HURT
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99. IF THEY SHOULD STRAY
ONTO THE LINE.
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100. DAISY THOUGHT TOBY'S
FENDERS WERE SILLY.
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101. "YOU'RE AFRAID OF GETTING
HURT YOURSELF,"
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102. SHE FLOUNCED.
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103. "I'M NOT,"
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104. HUFFED TOBY.
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105. "YES, YOU ARE.
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106. "I DON'T HAVE
STUPID COWCATCHERS
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107. "BUT I'M NOT FRIGHTENED.
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108. "I'D JUST TOOT
AND THEY'D ALL GO AWAY."
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109. "BUT THEY DON'T,"
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110. SAID TOBY.
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111. "THEY WOULD WITH ME.
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112. ANIMALS ALWAYS RUN IF YOU TOOT
AND LOOK THEM IN THE EYE."
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113. "EVEN BULLS?"
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114. "EVEN BULLS,"
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115. SAID DAISY.
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116. DAISY HAD NEVER MET A BULL,
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117. BUT SHE PURRED AWAY
QUITE UNCONCERNED.
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118. SHE TOOTED
AT THE FARM CROSSING
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119. AND A HORSE AND CART HALTED
WHILE SHE WENT BY.
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120. "POOH,"
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121. SHE SAID.
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122. "IT'S EASY.
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123. "I JUST TOOT
AND THEY ALL STAND ASIDE.
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124. "POOR LITTLE TOBY.
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125. I'M SORRY
HE'S FRIGHTENED."
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126. AT THE NEXT STATION,
A POLICEMAN WAS WAITING.
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127. "THERE'S A BULL ON THE LINE,"
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128. HE WARNED.
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129. "PLEASE PERSUADE IT
TO RETURN TO THE FARMER."
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130. DAISY WAS EXCITED.
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131. "NOW,"
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132. SHE THOUGHT,
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133. "I'LL SHOW TOBY
HOW TO MANAGE BULLS."
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134. CHAMPION ISN'T
REALLY A FIERCE BULL
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135. BUT THIS MORNING HE WAS CROSS.
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136. HE'D STRAYED FROM HIS FIELD,
CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE,
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137. SLITHERED DOWN A SLOPE
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138. AND NOW HE DIDN'T
KNOWWHERE HE WAS.
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139. SUDDENLY HE SAW SOME GRASS.
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140. "NOW FOR MY BREAKFAST,"
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141. HE THOUGHT.
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142. "OOOOH-OOH,"
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143. TOOTED DAISY.
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144. "GO ON."
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145. CHAMPION WAS TOO BUSY CHOMPING
TO TAKE ANY NOTICE.
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146. "OOOOH-OOOH,"
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147. SAID DAISY AGAIN.
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148. CHAMPION KEPT GRAZING.
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149. "THIS IS ALL WRONG,"
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150. THOUGHT DAISY.
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151. "HOW CAN I LOOK HIM IN THE EYE
IF HE WON'T TURN AROUND?"
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152. AT LAST HE DID.
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153. "MOOOOO,"
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154. SAID CHAMPION.
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155. "OOH, OH,"
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156. MURMURED DAISY.
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157. "WHY DOESN'T HE RUN AWAY?"
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158. "GO ON, DAISY,"
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159. SAID HER DRIVER.
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160. "HE'S HARMLESS."
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161. "YES,"
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162. SAID DAISY UNHAPPILY.
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163. "YOU KNOW HE'S HARMLESS
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164. "AND I KNOW HE'S HARMLESS
BUT DOES HE KNOW?
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165. "LOOK AT HIS HORNS.
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166. "IF I BUMPED INTO HIM HE
MIGHT HURT ME... UH... THEM!
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167. THE FARMER
WOULDN'T LIKE THAT."
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168. CHAMPION SNIFFED AT DAISY.
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169. "OOOH,"
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170. SAID DAISY,
AND THAT WAS THAT.
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171. DAISY DID NO MORE.
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172. TOBY WAS BEMUSED AND AMUSED
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173. TO SEE HER BACK
IN THE STATION SO SOON.
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174. "BULLS ALWAYS RUN IF YOU TOOT
AND LOOK THEM IN THE EYE,
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175. EH, DAISY?"
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176. DAISY STAYED SILENT.
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177. "AH WELL,"
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178. CONTINUED TOBY,
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179. "WE CAN LIVE AND LEARN.
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180. I'D BETTER CHASE HIM
AWAY FOR YOU I SUPPOSE."
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181. HE CLANKED AWAY
TO FIND CHAMPION.
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182. TOBY'S BELL RANG
AND HIS WHISTLE SOUNDED.
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183. BUT CHAMPION TOOK NO NOTICE.
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184. THEN TOBY HOOSHED LOUDLY.
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185. THAT DID THE TRICK.
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186. MOO!
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187. TOBY HOOSHED A LITTLE MORE.
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188. MOO!
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189. AND NOW, BREAKFAST OVER,
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190. CHAMPION CHUNTERED AWAY
TO JOIN THE FARMER.
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191. DAISY WAS FEELING EXHAUSTED.
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192. SHE WAS GLAD WHEN
HER DAY'S WORK WAS OVER.
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193. SOME BOYS WERE
ON THE PLATFORM.
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194. "LOOK, DAISY,"
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195. ONE TEASED.
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196. "I'VE GOT SOME SWEETS.
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197. "THEY'RE CALLED 'BULL'S-EYES'.
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198. I LIKE THEM, DO YOU?"
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199. "AH, KEEP YOUR
OLD 'BULL'S-EYES'."
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200. AND DAISY SCUTTLED TO HER SHED.
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