1. THOMAS AND PERCY
ENJOY WORKING IN THE DOCKS.
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2. THEY LIKE THE SEA AIR
AND THE SOUND OF THE GULLS.
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3. BUT ONE DAY,
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4. THE FRIENDS WERE FEELING
HOT AND BOTHERED.
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5. A CRANE WAS CAUSING TROUBLE.
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6. HIS NAME IS CRANKY
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7. AND THIS WAS HIS FIRST DAY
AT THE DOCKS.
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8. "YOU'RE USELESS LITTLE BUGS,"
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9. HE CALLED FROM ABOVE.
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10. "IF YOU PUT THESE FREIGHT CARS
ON THE INSIDE LINES,
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11. THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE
SO FAR TO TRAVEL."
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12. "RUBBISH!"
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13. SAID THOMAS.
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14. "NO CRANE HAS EVER
COMPLAINED BEFORE."
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15. "WELL, I'M COMPLAINING NOW."
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16. AND CRANKY BANGED HIS LOAD
DOWN ON THE QUAYSIDE.
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17. LATER, THE TWO ENGINES
MET GORDON AND JAMES
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18. AND TOLD THEM ABOUT CRANKY.
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19. "CRANES ARE
AIRY-FAIRY THINGS.
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20. "THEY NEED A LOT OF ATTENTION,
LIKE ME, IN FACT,"
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21. SAID GORDON.
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22. "YOU SHOULD SEE THE SITUATION
FROM CRANKY'S POINT OF VIEW,"
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23. SAID JAMES.
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24. "HE'S HIGH UP IN THE AIR,
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25. "COPING WITH WIND, RAIN,
AND BAKING SUN,
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26. "THEN HE LOOKS DOWN
AND SEES YOU TWO LITTLE ENGINES
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27. "BEING ANNOYING.
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28. NO WONDER
HE CALLS YOU BUGS."
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29. WHEN CRANKY HEARD
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30. THAT THE BIG ENGINES
AGREED WITH HIM,
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31. HE GREW BOSSIER STILL.
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32. "COME ON, COME ON!
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33. PUSH THOSE FREIGHT CARS
CLOSER TO ME!"
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34. BUT PERCY WAS TOO UPSET
TO CONCENTRATE
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35. AND PUSHED THE FREIGHT CARS
TOO FAR.
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36. POOR PERCY.
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37. THEN CRANKY PLAYED A TRICK
ON THOMAS.
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38. "PUSH YOUR FREIGHT CARS
ONTO THE OUTSIDE LINE.
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39. IT'S EASIER FOR ME
TO LOAD UP."
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40. SO THOMAS DID.
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41. BUT CRANKY LEFT THE LOADS
BESIDE THE FREIGHT CARS,
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42. NOT IN THEM.
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43. "YOU MUST'VE KNOWN
MY ARM CAN'T REACH YOU THERE,"
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44. COMPLAINED CRANKY.
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45. THIS MIX-UP CAUSED
CONFUSION AND DELAY.
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46. SIR TOPHAM HATT
WAS MOST UPSET.
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47. "THOMAS AND PERCY,
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48. "THIS NEW CRANE HAS
AN IMPORTANT JOB TO DO.
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49. "I HAVE HEARD THAT YOU
HAVE NOT BEEN HELPING HIM TODAY.
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50. "YOU WILL GO TO YOUR SHEDS
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51. AND CONSIDER HOW YOU WILL
IMPROVE YOURSELVES TOMORROW."
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52. NOW THOMAS AND PERCY
WERE UPSET TOO.
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53. THAT EVENING,
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54. A BIG STORM RAGED
ACROSS THE ISLAND.
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55. CRANKY AND THE ENGINES
WERE TRAPPED AT THE DOCKS.
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56. "WE'RE SURE TO BE SAFE
IN THIS SHED,"
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57. SAID DUCK.
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58. BUT HE WAS WRONG.
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59. THE ENGINES HAD NO IDEA
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60. THEY WERE ABOUT TO BE PUT
IN GREAT DANGER
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61. BY AN OLD TRAMP STEAMER.
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62. IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL
AND RUNNING AGROUND...
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63. STRAIGHT INTO THE SHEDS.
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64. "AAAAHHHH!"
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65. "HEEEEELP!"
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66. CALLED THE ENGINES
FROM INSIDE THE SHED.
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67. "I CAN'T!"
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68. CALLED CRANKY.
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69. WHEN THE STORM WAS OVER,
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70. SIR TOPHAM HATT RUSHED
TO THE SCENE OF DESTRUCTION.
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71. "THOMAS AND PERCY
WILL HELP YOU,"
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72. HE CALLED TO CRANKY.
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73. "AND THEN YOU CAN HELP
THE ENGINES."
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74. "OH, PLEASE HURRY,"
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75. CRIED CRANKY.
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76. "AND TELL THEM I'M SORRY
I WAS RUDE TO THEM."
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77. "SO IT WAS YOU,"
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78. MURMURED SIR TOPHAM HATT.
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79. "I OWE THOSE ENGINES
AN APOLOGY."
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80. THOMAS AND PERCY
SOON CAME TO THE RESCUE.
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81. AND IT WASN'T TOO LONG
BEFORE CRANKY WAS UPRIGHT AGAIN
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82. AND CLEARING THE WRECKAGE.
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83. AT LAST,
ALL THE ENGINES WERE FREE.
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84. "OH, THANK YOU,"
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85. SAID GORDON.
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86. "WHAT WOULD I HAVE DONE
WITHOUT YOU?"
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87. "WELL, I HAD TO BE RESCUED
BEFORE I COULD HELP YOU,
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88. "BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
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89. IT WOULD BE
BY A COUPLE OF B-B-"
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90. CRANKY WAS ABOUT
TO SAY "BUGS,"
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91. BUT HE QUICKLY CORRECTED
HIMSELF.
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92. "UH... SMALL ENGINES.
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93. "THANK YOU.
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94. "I'LL NEVER BE RUDE AGAIN.
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95. HOWEVER, YOU TWO MITES ARE
IN MY WAY, SO MOVE OVER."
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96. "PAH!"
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97. SAID PERCY.
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98. "HE'S BACK TO BUGGINGUS!"
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99. "DON'T MOVE!
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100. YOU'RE STILL ATTACHED
TO CRANKY!"
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101. BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.
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102. CRANKY STILL LOOKS DOWN
ON THE TWO LITTLE ENGINES,
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103. BUT EVER SINCE
THAT STORMY NIGHT,
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104. HE NEVER CALLS THEM
"BUGS" OR "MITES"
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105. BECAUSE HE KNOWS
THEY MIGHT BITE BACK.
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106. IT WAS
A BUSY TIME AT THE DOCKS.
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107. ALL THE ENGINES
WERE WORKING HARD,
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108. PUSHING AND PULLING
FREIGHT CARS ABOUT.
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109. ONE MORNING
PERCY WAS LATE.
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110. CRANKY THE CRANE
WAS QUICK TO CRITICIZE.
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111. "THESE SHIPS
CAN'T BE KEPT WAITING.
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112. "THEY HAVE IMPORTANT CARGO.
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113. "IF THEY MISS THE TIDES
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114. "THEY WILL BE DELAYED
IN THE DOCKS.
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115. "YOU SHOULD
LOOK UP TO SHIPS
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116. "AND SHOW MORE RESPECT.
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117. YOU ARE, AFTER ALL,
ONLY LITTLE."
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118. "WE'VE GOT
TOO MUCH WORK,"
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119. HUFFED PERCY.
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120. "THEN PERHAPS A LORRY
SHOULD DO YOUR JOB."
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121. PERCY WAS SHOCKED.
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122. HE TOLD THE OTHER ENGINES
WHAT CRANKY HAD SAID.
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123. "STUFF AND NONSENSE!"
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124. SNORTED JAMES.
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125. "WE ENGINES—PFFT—
RUN THIS ISLAND."
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126. SAID HENRY.
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127. "WHAT IF A LORRY
DOES ARRIVE?"
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128. I'M AFRAID IT DID.
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129. ALONG WITH TWO MORE.
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130. CRANKY WAS DELIGHTED.
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131. "HEY, YOU DOWN THERE,
YOUR JOB'S DONE NOW.
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132. "THESE LORRIES
ARE TAKING OVER.
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133. ONE OF THEM
WANTS TO TALK TO YOU!"
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134. THE LORRY WAS VERY RUDE.
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135. "WHAT'S THAT STEAMING LUMP
OF SCRAP IRON DOING HERE?
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136. BE OFF WITH YOU!"
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137. "'SCRAP IRON?
STEAMING SCRAP IRON?'
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138. PAH!"
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139. A LITTLE LATER PERCY MET
THOMAS AND JAMES.
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140. ANOTHER LORRY
WAS BEING RUDE TO THEM.
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141. THEN HE SAW PERCY.
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142. "OH, LOOK...
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143. "IT'S A LITTLE GREEN GOBLIN
ON WHEELS! HA!
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144. "YOU'LL BE SCRAPPED.
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145. JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE!"
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146. "WELL, BUST MY BOILER!
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147. WHAT A HORRID LORRY!"
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148. EXCLAIMED THOMAS.
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149. "DESPICABLE!"
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150. AGREED JAMES.
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151. THE NEXT ENGINE
TO MEET A LORRY WAS TOBY.
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152. "WELL, WELL, WELL...
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153. "NO WONDER
THIS RAILWAY'S A MESS.
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154. YOU BELONG IN A MUSEUM,
NOT WORKING IN A QUARRY."
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155. "I MIGHT LOOK OLD,
BUT I'M VERY USEFUL!"
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156. "USEFUL... PAH!"
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157. REPLIED THE LORRY.
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158. "JUST YOU TOODLE OFF."
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159. "'TOODLE?'"
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160. SPLUTTERED TOBY
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161. "COME ALONG, TOBY."
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162. INTERRUPTED HIS DRIVER.
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163. "DON'T BOTHER
TO ARGUE WITH HIM.
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164. WE'LL GO TO
THE FLOUR MILL INSTEAD."
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165. BUT WHEN THEY ARRIVED
AT THE FLOUR MILL,
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166. TOBY WAS SHOCKED
TO SEE YET ANOTHER LORRY.
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167. "WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?"
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168. "WE THREE ARE
DOING YOUR WORK NOW.
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169. YOU'RE TOO SLOW!"
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170. THE FOREMAN SPOKE
TO TOBY'S DRIVER.
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171. "I'M SORRY.
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172. TIMES ARE A-CHANGING
I'M AFRAID."
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173. "TOBY MIGHT BE OLD,"
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174. REPLIED HIS DRIVER,
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175. "BUT HE'S RELIABLE.
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176. "COME ON, TOBY,
WE'LL GO TO THE FARMS.
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177. THEY'LL STILL USE US."
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178. TOBY TRUNDLED SADLY AWAY.
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179. HIS RAILWAY RAN
THROUGH A LONG NARROW GORGE,
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180. BUT VEHICLES HAD TO TACKLE
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181. A VERY STEEP
AND DANGEROUS ROAD.
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182. WHEN TOBY ARRIVED
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183. HE SAW THE LORRY
FROM THE QUARRY AGAIN.
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184. IT WAS LOADED WITH ROCK.
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185. "THAT LORRY'S IN TROUBLE,"
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186. THOUGHT TOBY.
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187. AND HE WAS...
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188. THE DRIVER
WAS THROWN CLEAR.
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189. "ROTTEN ROADS,"
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190. HE MUTTERED.
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191. THE WRECKED LORRY
WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCKS.
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192. PERCY LOOKED AT
THE LORRY.
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193. "WHAT'S THIS LUMP
OF STEAMING SCRAP IRON!"
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194. HE TEASED.
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195. "I'LL BE BACK,"
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196. REPLIED THE LORRY.
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197. "SO YOU CAN WIPE
THAT SILLY SMILE
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198. OFF YOUR SMOKEBOX!"
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199. "HA!"
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200. SAID PERCY
AND WHEESHED HIM LOUDLY.
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201. THEN BUTCH
THE BREAKDOWN VEHICLE ARRIVED.
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202. HE WAS TOWING THE LORRY
FROM THE FLOUR MILL.
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203. "WHAT HAPPENED?"
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204. ASKED TOBY'S DRIVER.
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205. "HE WAS OVERLOADED
WITH FLOUR,"
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206. CAME THE REPLY,
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207. "AND HE BROKE DOWN."
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208. "NOT VERY USEFUL NOW,
ARE YOU?"
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209. SAID TOBY.
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210. "GRRR,"
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211. REPLIED THE LORRIES.
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212. THEN JAMES
WHISTLED EXCITEDLY.
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213. "THEY'RE BRINGING IN
THE THIRD LORRY ON A BARGE!"
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214. "WHAT HAPPENED
TO THAT ONE?"
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215. JAMES ASKED.
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216. "STUPID LORRY
WAS REVERSING
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217. AND FELL
STRAIGHT INTO THE SEA,"
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218. SAID THE TOW TRUCK MAN.
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219. LATER THOMAS ARRIVED.
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220. HE LOOKED
AT THE THREE LORRIES
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221. AND LAUGHED.
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222. "WELL, WELL, WELL...
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223. "'THE BROTHERS GRIMM!
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224. SMASHED, BROKEN AND SUNK!"
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225. THE LORRIES DIDN'T RETURN.
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226. AND THE ENGINES
NOW WORK EVEN HARDER
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227. TO MAKE SURE
THEY NEVER WILL.
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