1. TOBY THE TRAM ENGINE
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2. WAS VERY EXCITED.
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3. HE WAS WEARING
A BRAND-NEW BELL
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4. THAT SHONE LIKE GOLD.
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5. HE WAS OFF TO THE SEASIDE.
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6. HIS DRIVER
WAS EXPLAINING EVERYTHING
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7. AS THEY PUFFED
ALONG THE LINE.
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8. "THERE'S A SEASIDE VILLAGE
NEAR HERE
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9. "AND EVERY YEAR
THEY HAVE A BIG PARADE
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10. "WITH A SPECIAL ATTRACTION
FOR ALL THE VISITORS.
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11. THIS YEAR, TOBY, YOU'RE
THE 'SPECIAL ATTRACTION.'"
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12. "THANK YOU, SIR,"
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13. SAID TOBY,
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14. "BUT WHAT DOES
A 'SPECIAL ATTRACTION' DO?"
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15. "OH, JUST SMILES
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16. AND BLOWS WHISTLES
AT EVERYONE,"
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17. REPLIED HIS DRIVER.
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18. "WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
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19. "LISTEN...
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20. YOU CAN HEAR
THE SEAGULLS."
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21. SOON THEY REACHED
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22. THE LITTLE STATION
BY THE VILLAGE.
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23. BUT INSTEAD OF A BIG WELCOME,
THERE WAS JUST ONE MAN.
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24. HE WHISPERED TO TOBY'S DRIVER
AND TURNED SADLY AWAY.
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25. "WELL, IF THAT
DOESN'T TAKE THE BISCUIT,"
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26. SAID TOBY'S DRIVER.
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27. "THEY'VE RUN OUT OF ROOM
IN THE PARADE
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28. "AND DON'T NEED
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29. "A 'SPECIAL ATTRACTION'
AFTER ALL.
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30. "WE'VE GOT TO
GO HOME TOBY.
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31. I'M SORRY, OLD BOY."
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32. "SO AM I,"
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33. SIGHED TOBY.
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34. PERCY WAS SHUNTING
IN THE YARD.
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35. HE DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE TOBY.
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36. "WHAT ARE YOU
DOING BACK SO SOON?"
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37. BEFORE TOBY COULD REPLY,
SIR TOPHAM HATT ARRIVED.
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38. "LEAVE THESE CARS,
PLEASE, PERCY.
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39. THERE'S AN EMERGENCY
AT THE HARBOR."
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40. "C'MON, PERCY,"
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41. SAID HIS DRIVER.
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42. "THIS'LL BE TROUBLE
WITH BULSTRODE."
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43. "WHO'S BULSTRODE?"
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44. WONDERED PERCY.
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45. HE WAS STILL SURPRISED
ABOUT TOBY
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46. AND NOW HE HAD TWO PUZZLES
TO SORT OUT.
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47. HIS DRIVER EXPLAINED.
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48. "BULSTRODE IS
A DISAGREEABLE BARGE.
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49. HE NEVER
STOPS COMPLAINING."
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50. HIS DRIVER WAS RIGHT
ABOUT BULSTRODE.
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51. TODAY THE BARGE WAS
MORE BAD TEMPERED THAN EVER.
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52. "COME ON, COME ON;
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53. WHY AREN'T YOU CARS
WHERE YOU SHOULD BE?"
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54. "THERE'S NO ENGINE
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55. AND WE CAN ONLY GO
WHERE WE'RE PUT,"
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56. SHOUTED THE CARS.
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57. "YOU'RE IN THE WRONG PLACE,
NOT US."
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58. WHEN PERCY ARRIVED,
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59. BULSTRODE WAS SULKING
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60. AND THE CARS
WERE CROSSER STILL.
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61. "OUR STONE
IS FOR BULSTRODE.
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62. "PLEASE PUT US
IN A SIDING
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63. SO THAT WE CAN LOAD HIM UP
AND BE RID OF HIM."
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64. BUT THE CARS
WERE BEING CARELESS.
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65. AS PERCY WAS
LINING THEM UP
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66. THEY BURST THROUGH
SOME BUFFERS.
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67. "HELP, HELP,"
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68. THEY WAILED.
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69. BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.
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70. "OHHHH!"
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71. CRIED BULSTRODE.
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72. "I'M SINKING!"
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73. "SERVES YOU RIGHT,"
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74. GIGGLED THE CARS.
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75. "YOU WERE ALWAYS
BARGING IN AND MOANING."
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76. IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME
TO CLEAR THE MESS.
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77. PERCY WATCHED AS BULSTRODE
WAS TOWED TO THE BEACH.
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78. "THERE YOU ARE,"
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79. SAID THE WORKMEN.
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80. "NOW YOU CAN
JUST STAY HERE."
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81. "CHILDREN CAN PLAY IN YOU
ALL DAY
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82. AND AT LONG LAST
YOU'LL BE USEFUL."
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83. "UGHHHHH..."
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84. WHEN PERCY GOT HOME,
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85. HE AND TOBY EXCHANGED
ALL THEIR NEWS.
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86. "WELL, WE'VE BOTH HAD
SOME SEASIDE SURPRISES TODAY,"
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87. LAUGHED TOBY.
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88. "BUT DRIVER SAYS THAT I'M
A 'SPECIAL ATTRACTION' ANYWAY
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89. "AND SO ARE YOU.
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90. EVERY TIME WE GO
ON OUR OWN LINE."
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91. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"
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92. ASKED PERCY.
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93. "WELL, ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS SMILE
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94. AND BLOW WHISTLES
AT EVERYONE!"
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95. IF ONE MORNING YOU WERE TO RIDE
IN BERTIE THE BUS,
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96. YOU WOULD RUN DOWN THE WINDING
COUNTRY ROAD WITH HIM,
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97. CROSS OVER
STONE WALLED BRIDGES
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98. AND TRAVEL
PAST THOMAS' BRANCHLINE.
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99. THEN YOU WOULD HEAR
BERTIE'S FRIENDLY GREETING
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100. AS HE SEES
ONE OF HIS FRIENDS PASS BY.
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101. HIS NAME IS
TOM TIPPER THE POSTMAN.
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102. EVERY DAY,
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103. TOM TRAVELS CHEERFULLY
AROUND THE ISLAND OF SODOR.
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104. HE STOPS AT STATIONS
COLLECTING LETTERS AND PARCELS
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105. FROM THOMAS AND PERCY'S
MAIL TRAINS.
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106. THEN HE DELIVERS
THE MAIL
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107. TO FARMS AND COTTAGES
FAR AND WIDE.
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108. THE ENGINES KNOW THAT ANYWHERE
THEIR RAILS WON'T REACH,
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109. TOM TIPPER WILL COLLECT
THEIR MAIL
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110. AND DELIVER IT SAFELY
COME RAIN OR SHINE.
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111. HE'S ALWAYS READY TO HELP LOAD
MAIL BAGS ONTO THE TRAINS TOO.
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112. "THANK YOU, TOM,"
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113. WHISTLES PERCY.
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114. "YES, INDEED,"
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115. AGREES THOMAS.
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116. "YOU'RE A REALLY USEFUL
POSTMAN!"
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117. "AAH,"
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118. REPLIES TOM,
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119. "BUT WHERE WOULD I BE
WITHOUT ME VAN.
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120. WE MAKE A GRAND PAIR."
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121. ONE DAY,
TOM WASN'T AT THE PLATFORM.
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122. A POSTMAN THEY DIDN'T KNOW
DUMPED THE BAGS ON THE PLATFORM
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123. AND DISAPPEARED.
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124. "WHAT HAPPENED TO TOM?"
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125. WONDERED PERCY.
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126. "AND HIS OLD VAN?"
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127. SAID THE DRIVER.
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128. "NO WONDER
THE NEW POSTMAN LOOKS CROSS.
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129. "TRYING TO CARRY MAIL BAGS
ON A BICYCLE
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130. WOULD MAKE
ANYONE MISERABLE."
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131. NEXT MORNING THE ENGINES WERE
GLAD TO SEE TOM BACK AGAIN.
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132. BUT HE LOOKED VERY SAD.
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133. "THE POSTMASTER DECIDED
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134. "MY VAN WAS
TOO EXPENSIVE TO RUN.
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135. "THE ROUNDS
TAKE LONGER ON MY BIKE.
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136. I'M SORRY;
I CAN'T STOP TO HELP YOU."
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137. "I WISH I COULD
CHEER TOM TIPPER UP,"
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138. SIGHED PERCY
THE SMALL ENGINE.
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139. HE WAS JUST WONDERING
ABOUT HOW THIS MIGHT BE DONE,
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140. WHEN HIS THOUGHTS
WERE RUDELY INTERRUPTED.
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141. A MAN WAS SHOUTING
AT TOM TIPPER.
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142. "YOU'VE GOT TO COME BACK
TO SIR TOPHAM HATT'S OFFICE.
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143. "HE NEEDS YOU TO SIGN
SOME IMPORTANT PAPERS
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144. RIGHT AWAY."
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145. "OH DEAR,"
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146. REPLIED TOM TIPPER.
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147. "THIS IS GOING TO
MAKE ME LATER STILL."
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148. HE WAS IN A HURRY
AND BEING CARELESS.
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149. HE PROPPED HIS BIKE
AGAINST PERCY'S MAIL CAR
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150. AND RUSHED AWAY.
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151. "STOP,"
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152. CRIED PERCY.
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153. BUT TOM WAS OUT OF SIGHT.
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154. THERE WAS WORSE TO COME.
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155. PERCY'S DRIVER
HADN'T SEEN THE BIKE
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156. AND HE STARTED AWAY.
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157. "OH NO!"
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158. CRIED PERCY.
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159. "NOW THERE'LL BE
TROUBLE."
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160. AND THERE WAS!
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161. PERCY'S DRIVER
QUICKLY STOPPED THE TRAIN.
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162. EVERYONE CAME RUNNING
TO THE SCENE.
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163. TOM TIPPER'S BICYCLE
WAS IN PIECES.
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164. "I'M SORRY,
MR. TIPPER,"
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165. APOLOGIZED PERCY.
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166. "NEVER MIND, PERCY,"
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167. SAID THE POSTMAN.
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168. "IT WASN'T YOURFAULT.
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169. "BUT NOW I'VE ONLY MY LEGS
TO GET THE MAIL DELIVERED.
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170. WHATEVER WILL HAPPEN NEXT?"
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171. TOM TIPPER
SOON FOUND OUT.
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172. NEXT DAY HE WAS
WAITING HAPPILY FOR PERCY.
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173. "BEEP! BEEP!"
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174. WHISTLED PERCY.
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175. "IS THAT A SMART NEW VAN
I SEE?"
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176. "IT IS INDEED.
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177. "THAT ACCIDENT
DID ME A GOOD TURN, PERCY.
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178. "MY CHIEF DECIDED
A NEW VAN WOULD DO THE JOB.
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179. "MUCH BETTER
THAN ANOTHER BIKE
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180. "AND WORTH THE EXPENSE.
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181. NOW I CAN
ALWAYS BE ON TIME AGAIN."
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182. "SO I DID HELP,"
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183. BEAMED PERCY.
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184. "BUT BY ACCIDENT,
AS YOU MIGHT SAY."
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