1. OLIVER HAD BEEN
TO THE WORKS TO BE MENDED.
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2. SOME TROUBLESOME CARS
TRICKED HIM
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3. AND THE GREAT WESTERN ENGINE
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4. FELL INTO THE
TURNTABLE WELL.
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5. NOW OLIVER WAS
AS GOOD AS NEW
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6. BUT HE WAS STILL
WORRIED ABOUT CARS.
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7. "I'D RATHER NOT USE THEM,"
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8. HE PUFFED TO HIMSELF.
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9. BUT THE CARS SANG SONGS,
RUDE AND LOUD.
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10. SCRUFFEY, THEIR LEADER,
LED THE CHORUS.
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11. THOMAS, DUCK AND PERCY
WERE SHOCKED.
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12. "BE QUIET,"
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13. THEY ORDERED.
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14. BUT THEY COULDN'T BE EVERYWHERE,
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15. AND EVERYWHERE THEY WEREN'T
THE CARS BEGAN AGAIN.
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16. AT LAST THE ENGINES
GAVE UP.
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17. "WE'RE SORRY, OLIVER,"
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18. THEY SAID.
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19. "IT'S REALLY MY FAULT,"
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20. SAID OLIVER SADLY.
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21. "I SHOULDN'T HAVE FALLEN
IN THE TURNTABLE WELL."
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22. TOAD, THE BRAKE VAN,
FELT SORRY FOR OLIVER TOO.
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23. NEXT MORNING
HE SPOKE TO DOUGLAS.
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24. "I'M WORRIED, MR. DOUGLAS.
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25. "THIS DISRESPECT
FOR ENGINES.
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26. WHERE'S IT
GOING TO END?"
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27. "WHO KNOWS,"
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28. SIGHED DOUGLAS.
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29. "I'VE GOT A PLAN,
MR. DOUGLAS.
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30. "MAY I STAY HERE TODAY
AND HELP MR. OLIVER?
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31. WE ARE BOTH GREAT WESTERN
AND MUST STAND TOGETHER."
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32. CERTAINLY, TOAD,"
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33. REPLIED DOUGLAS
AND PUFFED AWAY.
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34. SOON TOAD WAS
EXPLAINING HIS PLAN.
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35. "GOODNESS GRACIOUS, TOAD.
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36. I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD
SUGGEST SUCH A THING TO OLIVER."
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37. BUT OLIVER INTERRUPTED.
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38. "NO, DUCK.
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39. "TOAD'S RIGHT.
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40. "IT'S REALLY MY FAULT.
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41. I MUST PUT THIS TROUBLE
RIGHT."
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42. "I MEANT NO DISRESPECT,
YOU UNDERSTAND."
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43. "OF COURSE NOT, TOAD.
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44. "ANYWAY, DRIVER SAYS THE SAME
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45. AND HE'S ARRANGED IT
WITH THE STATIONMASTER."
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46. "VERY WELL, OLIVER,"
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47. CONCEDED DUCK,
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48. "BUT I MUST HURRY.
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49. "MY PASSENGERS'LL
BE WAITING.
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50. GOOD LUCK."
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51. "SO LONG,"
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52. SMILED OLIVER BRAVELY.
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53. BUT HE FELT DREADFULLY
NERVOUS INSIDE.
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54. OLIVER MARSHALLED
THE WORST CARS TWO BY TWO.
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55. "THAT'S THE WAY, MR. OLIVER,"
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56. WHISPERED TOAD.
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57. "AND IF YOU LEAVE
THAT SCRUFFEY TILL LAST,
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58. "THEN YOU'LL HAVE HIM
BEHIND YOU.
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59. AND YOU CAN BUMP HIM
IF HE STARTS HIS NONSENSE."
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60. "HOLD BACK, HOLD BACK"
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61. WHISPERED SCRUFFEY,
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62. "AND PASS THE WORD
TO THE OTHERS."
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63. THE SILLY CARS GIGGLED.
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64. BUT OLIVER KNEW
WHAT TO DO.
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65. THERE WAS PLENTY OF SAND
ON THE RAILS
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66. AND HIS WHEELS GRIPPED
SPLENDIDLY.
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67. HE GAVE A GREAT HEAVE.
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68. "OOOER,"
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69. GROANED SCRUFFEY.
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70. "I DON'T LIKE THIS."
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71. "GO ON,"
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72. YELLED DUCK.
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73. "WELL DONE, BOY,
WELL DONE."
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74. "OOOH,"
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75. WAILED SCRUFFEY.
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76. "I'M COMING APART."
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77. AND HE DID!
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78. THEN THERE WAS TROUBLE.
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79. "WELL, OLIVER, SO YOU DON'T
KNOW YOUR OWN STRENGTH.
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80. IS THAT IT?"
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81. "N-N-NO, SIR,"
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82. SAID OLIVER NERVOUSLY.
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83. SIR TOPHAM HATT
INSPECTED SCRUFFEY.
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84. "AS I THOUGHT, ROTTEN WOOD,
RUSTY FRAMES.
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85. "MAYBE IF WE PUT YOU BACK
TOGETHER,
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86. YOU'LL EARN YOURSELF
A BETTER NAME."
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87. NOWADAYS, OLIVER
ONLY TAKES THE CARS
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88. WHEN THE OTHER ENGINES ARE BUSY.
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89. BUT THEY'RE ALWAYS QUICK
TO WARN EACH OTHER.
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90. "TAKE CARE WITH
MR. OLIVER.
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91. "IF YOU PLAY TRICKS ON HIM,
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92. YOU'LL NEVER BE
THE SAME CAR AGAIN."
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93. SCRUFFEY HAS LEARNED HIS LESSON
AND SAYS NOTHING AT ALL.
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94. ON STARRY NIGHTS
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95. WHEN THE MOON IS FULL
AND THE AIR STILL,
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96. YOU CAN HEAR THE SOUNDS
OF FARAWAY SHIPS
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97. AND DISTANT LAUGHTER.
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98. THEY ECHO OVER THE HILLS
AND THROUGH THE VALLEY,
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99. DOWN CALM CANALS
AND SLEEPY INLETS.
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100. EVERY ENGINE KNOWS THAT
THESE ARE THE SOUNDS THAT SAY
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101. THE HARBOR IS
HARD AT WORK
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102. AT THE BIG STATION
BY THE SEA.
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103. ONE NIGHT A SPECIAL LOAD
OF FISH WAS ORDERED.
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104. SIR TOPHAM HATT DECIDED
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105. THAT EXTRA VANS
MUST BE ADDED TO THE TRAIN
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106. THAT THE MEN CALL
"THE FLYING KIPPER."
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107. THE ONLY VANS AVAILABLE
WERE OLD ONES.
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108. THEY HAD NOT BEEN USED
FOR A LONG TIME.
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109. HENRY WAITED IMPATIENTLY
BY THE QUAYSIDE
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110. AS DUCK SHUNTED THEM
INTO POSITION.
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111. THOMAS PUFFED BY
WITH THE MAIL TRAIN.
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112. "HELLO, DUCK.
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113. "GOING FISHING?
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114. I'D TAKE CARE
IF I WERE YOU."
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115. "WHY?"
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116. HUFFED DUCK.
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117. "WELL, FOR ONE THING,"
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118. PUFFED THOMAS REMEMBERING
HIS OWN EXPERIENCE,
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119. "IF FISH GET
INTO AN ENGINE'S BOILER
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120. "THEY ALWAYS
CAUSE TROUBLE.
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121. "AND FOR ANOTHER,
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122. "FISH CAN BE
AWFULLY SMELLY.
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123. "AND I KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
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124. GOOD NIGHT!"
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125. HENRY GRUNTED DREADFULLY.
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126. "YOU'LL JUST HAVE
TO PUT UP WITH IT, HENRY,"
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127. SAID HIS DRIVER.
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128. "AT LEAST
THE EXTRA LOAD WILL MEAN
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129. YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER ENGINE
HELP US UP GORDON'S HILL."
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130. MEANWHILE, DUCK WAS WAITING
AT EDWARD'S STATION
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131. SO THAT HE COULD HELP
THE HEAVY TRAIN
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132. BY PUSHING FROM BEHIND.
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133. HENRY MADE GOOD PROGRESS.
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134. WHEN THEY REACHED
EDWARD'S STATION,
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135. HIS DRIVER STOPPED THE TRAIN
BEYOND THE PLATFORM.
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136. THEN, HENRY GAVE
A SPECIAL SIGNAL.
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137. "BEEP-BEEP, BEEP-BEEP!
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138. I NEED HELP PLEASE."
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139. "BEEP-BEEP,"
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140. REPLIED DUCK,
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141. "I WON'T BE LONG."
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142. DUCK BUFFERED GENTLY
UP TO HENRY'S TRAIN.
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143. HE WAS NOT COUPLED ON.
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144. HENRY WOULD THEN BE ABLE
TO RUN ON WITHOUT STOPPING
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145. WHEN THEY REACHED
THE TOP OF THE HILL.
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146. "READY!"
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147. WHISTLED DUCK.
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148. AND OFF THEY WENT.
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149. SOON THEY REACHED
GORDON'S HILL.
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150. "PUSH HARD,
PUSH HARD,"
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151. PUFFED HENRY.
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152. "WE'RE DOING IT,
WE'RE DOING IT,"
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153. REPLIED DUCK.
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154. HENRY WAS PULLING HIS TRAIN
HARDER THAN HE REALIZED.
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155. DUCK FELT THE WEIGHT
ON HIS BUFFERS SLACKEN.
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156. THEN DUCK NOTICED
SOMETHING ELSE.
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157. "THERE'S NO SIGN
OF A TAIL LAMP,"
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158. HE PUFFED.
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159. HE WHISTLED,
BUT THERE WAS NO REPLY.
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160. MEANWHILE HENRY HAD
NOTICED SOMETHING TOO.
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161. "MY TRAIN'S
GETTING HEAVIER,"
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162. HE THOUGHT TO HIMSELF.
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163. "I'M SLOWING DOWN."
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164. THEN THERE WAS TROUBLE.
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165. NO ONE WAS HURT,
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166. BUT A STRONG SMELL OF FISH
HUNG IN THE AIR.
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167. NEXT DAY WORKMEN FOUND
THE BROKEN TAIL LAMP
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168. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.
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169. SIR TOPHAM HATT
SPOKE KINDLY TO DUCK.
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170. "THE ACCIDENT
WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
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171. "WE SHOULD HAVE CHECKED
THAT THIS TAIL LAMP
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172. "WAS FIXED ON PROPERLY!
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173. WE'LL SOON HAVE YOU
IN WORKING ORDER AGAIN."
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174. "THANK YOU, SIR,"
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175. SAID DUCK SADLY.
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176. "THOMAS TOLD ME
TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT FISH.
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177. THEY GOT ME IN A RIGHT PICKLE,
DIDN'T THEY?"
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