1. PERCY WAS WORKING
IN THE COAL MINES.
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2. HE WAS FEELING
BORED AND LONELY
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3. WITH ONLY
THE SILLY FREIGHT CARS
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4. FOR COMPANY.
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5. "CHEER UP, PERCY,"
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6. SAID HIS DRIVER,
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7. "SIR TOPHAM HATT
HAS TOLD ME
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8. "THAT WE MUST BE HERE
AGAIN TOMORROW.
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9. WE'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE
THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION."
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10. "I'LL TRY, SIR,"
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11. SIGHED PERCY.
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12. NEXT MORNING, THE FREIGHT CARS
STARTED TEASING PERCY.
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13. Cars Chanting: "PERCY, PERCY
GREEN AND SMALL
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14. "HE'S NO USE
TO US AT ALL
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15. "AROUND THE YARDS
HE'LL PUFF AND BLOW
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16. BUT ON THE HILLS
HE'S OH-SO SLOW!"
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17. "BE QUIET."
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18. THEN HE TOOK THE FREIGHT CARS
TO THE COAL HOPPER
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19. TO BE LOADED UP.
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20. PERCY STILL FELT GLUM
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21. AS HE PUFFED UP
TO THE TOP OF THE HILL.
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22. HE PARKED
HIS FREIGHT CARS,
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23. AND THEN SET OFF
BACK DOWN TO THE MINES.
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24. NOT EVEN THE CHEERFUL SIGHT
OF BERTIE THE BUS
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25. COULD BRING
A SMILE TO PERCY'S FACE.
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26. "WHAT'S THE MATTER, PERCY?"
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27. ASKED BERTIE.
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28. "NOTHING EXCITING
EVER HAPPENS.
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29. THAT'S THE MATTER,"
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30. SIGHED PERCY,
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31. "IT'S JUST COAL, COAL, COAL,
AND CARS, CARS, CARS.
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32. I'M BORED, BORED, BORED."
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33. "EXCITEMENT IS SURPRISING,"
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34. OBSERVED BERTIE,
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35. "YOU NEVER KNOW
WHEN IT'LL HAPPEN.
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36. "OTHERWISE,
IT WOULDN'T BE EXCITING.
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37. TOOTLE! Beep!"
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38. "IT WOULD BE SURPRISING
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39. IF SOMETHING SURPRISING
HAPPENED."
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40. MUTTERED PERCY.
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41. LATER HE STOPPED BY
THE WATER TOWER FOR A DRINK.
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42. "HELLO, PERCY;
HOW ARE THINGS?"
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43. ASKED TOBY.
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44. "BORING!"
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45. "WELL, WHY NOT HAVE
A FEW FAST SPINS
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46. "ON THE TURNTABLE.
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47. YOU'LL LIKE THAT,"
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48. SAID TOBY.
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49. "I THINK IT'D
JUST MAKE ME GIDDY."
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50. PERCY'S DRIVER
INTERRUPTED.
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51. "STOP GOSSIPING,
YOU TWO."
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52. "CHEER UP, PERCY.
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53. "YOU'LL SOON KNOW
MORE ABOUT CARS
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54. "THAN ANY OTHER ENGINE.
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55. THAT'LL BE EXCITING,"
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56. CALLED TOBY.
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57. THE FREIGHT CARS
WERE STILL GRUMBLING
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58. AND THERE WAS
MORE OF THEM THAN EVER.
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59. "YOU'RE MUCH TOO SMALL
TO PULL ALL OF US.
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60. "WE WANT ANOTHER ENGINE
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61. OR WE'LL BE STRUGGLING
UP THE HILL ALL NIGHT!"
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62. Cars Chanting:
"ALL NIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
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63. "YOU CAN PUFF AND BLOW
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64. "BUT ON THAT HILL
YOU'RE STILL TOO SLOW.
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65. HA-HA!"
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66. "S-S-SLOW YOURSELF,"
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67. STUTTERED PERCY.
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68. "TEMPER, TEMPER,"
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69. GIGGLED THE CARS.
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70. PERCY DECIDED
TO SIMPLY CARRY ON.
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71. "GO TO IT, PERCY,"
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72. SHOUTED THE DRIVER.
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73. THE FREIGHT CARS
WERE STILL JOKING.
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74. "TOO SLOW."
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75. "MORE POWER."
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76. "HERE ALL NIGHT."
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77. "TOMORROW TOO."
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78. "BE QUIET!"
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79. SAID PERCY ANGRILY.
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80. THEN, THERE WAS TROUBLE.
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81. A COUPLING BROKE.
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82. "SURPRISE, SURPRISE!
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83. CATCH US IF YOU CAN!"
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84. "OH NO!"
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85. CRIED PERCY.
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86. PERCY'S DRIVER TOLD
THE SIGNALMAN.
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87. AND THE YARD FOREMAN TOLD
SIR TOPHAM HATT
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88. WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
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89. "THEY'RE HEADING
FOR THE BIG HILL.
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90. "IT'LL SLOW THEM DOWN
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91. "BUT THEY MAY
ROLL BACK AGAIN...
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92. RIGHT INTO THE VILLAGE,"
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93. "THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO
STOP THEM, WON'T WE?"
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94. THE CHASE WAS ON.
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95. AS THEY APPROACHED THE HILL,
THEY OVERTOOK THE FREIGHT CARS.
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96. SIR TOPHAM HATT AND BERTIE
SCREECHED TO A HALT
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97. AND WAITED FOR THEM
NEAR THE TOP.
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98. THE HILL SLOWED
THE FREIGHT CARS
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99. RIGHT DOWN
TO A STANDSTILL.
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100. THEN THE MEN QUICKLY PUT
WOODEN BLOCKS
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101. BEHIND THEIR WHEELS
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102. SO THEY COULDN'T
ROLL BACKWARDS.
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103. THE FREIGHT CARS
WERE NOW SECURE.
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104. JUST THEN, PERCY ARRIVED.
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105. "WELL, WHAT DID YOU THINK
OF THAT?"
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106. JOKED BERTIE,
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107. "A GOOD CHASE
IS ALWAYS EXCITING!"
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108. "IT WAS CERTAINLY
A SURPRISE!"
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109. DECIDED PERCY,
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110. "AND YOU WERE RIGHT,
BERTIE,
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111. "A REALLY USEFUL ENGINE
SHOULD NEVER BE SURPRISED
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112. BY SURPRISE."
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113. IT WAS HOLIDAY TIME
ON THE ISLAND OF SODOR.
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114. ALL THE ENGINES
WERE WORKING HAPPILY,
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115. EXCEPT FOR JAMES.
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116. "WHY SHOULD
A SPLENDID ENGINE LIKE ME
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117. "TAKE MESSY COAL CARS
INSTEAD OF COACHES?
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118. "PERCY OR OLIVER
SHOULD DO IT.
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119. I'M TOO IMPORTANT!"
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120. THOMAS WAS CROSS.
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121. "JAMES, WHY DON'T YOU
THINK ABOUT SOMETHING
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122. "OR SOMEONE ELSE
FOR A CHANGE.
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123. "YOU'LL BE SURPRISED
AT HOW MUCH BETTER YOU'LL FEEL
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124. IF YOU DO."
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125. "OH, PLEASE!"
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126. "BEING IMPORTANT IS THE ONLY
THING FOR ME TO THINK ABOUT.
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127. HA!"
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128. "THAT PLANE'S MAKING
A GREAT DEAL OF NOISE,"
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129. SAID PERCY TO OLIVER.
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130. "HIS NAME'S TIGER MOTH,"
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131. REPLIED OLIVER,
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132. "AND IT'S FLYING AROUND
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133. TELLING EVERYONE ABOUT THE FAIR
THAT'S ARRIVING TODAY."
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134. "WHAT ARE YOU TWO
DOING HERE?"
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135. "SIR TOPHAM HATT WANTS US
TO PICK UP A VERY SPECIAL LOAD
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136. FROM THE HARBOR."
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137. "AND I THINK IT'S GOT SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THE FAIR!"
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138. THEN THEY PUFFED AWAY.
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139. MEANWHILE, JAMES WAS COLLECTING
QUARRY CARS FROM THE YARDS.
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140. "DUSTIER AND DUSTIER,"
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141. HE GRUMBLED.
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142. THEN HE SAW MRS. KYNDLEY.
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143. "SHE LOOKS MISERABLE."
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144. "WHAT'S THE MATTER?"
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145. ASKED JAMES' DRIVER.
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146. "MY SISTER HAS RUNG TO TELL ME
SHE CAN'T COME TO STAY WITH ME."
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147. "I WAS SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO HER VISIT."
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148. SIR TOPHAM HATT SOON HEARD
THE SAD NEWS.
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149. "WE MUST CHEER HER UP.
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150. SEND HAROLD THE HELICOPTER
TO PICK HER UP IMMEDIATELY!"
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151. A FEW MINUTES LATER,
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152. THERE WAS A SURPRISE
FOR MRS. KYNDLEY.
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153. "ALL PRESENT AND CORRECT,"
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154. CALLED HAROLD.
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155. "I'M HERE
ON A FLYING VISIT.
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156. "HURRY ABOARD, MRS. KYNDLEY,
AND FLY THE SKY WITH ME,
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157. COMPLIMENTS OF
SIR TOPHAM HATT."
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158. "OH, HOW LOVELY."
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159. "HAROLD'S MADE MY PAINT
DUSTIER THAN EVER!"
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160. MUTTERED JAMES,
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161. BUT HE WAS HAPPY
FOR MRS. KYNDLEY.
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162. SHE WAS SOON FLYING HIGH
WITH HAROLD.
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163. "I'VE NEVER SEEN THE ISLAND
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
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164. IT'S WONDERFUL!"
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165. MEANWHILE, PERCY AND OLIVER
WERE AT THE DOCKS.
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166. CRANKY THE CRANE WAS UNLOADING
AN OLD TRAMP STEAMER.
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167. "HEY, DOWN THERE,
YOU TWO,
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168. "I'M PLAYING LUCKY DIP
IN THE TRAMPER'S HOLD
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169. AND ALL THESE ARE FOR YOU!"
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170. "WOODEN HORSES,"
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171. PERCY EXCLAIMED,
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172. "FOR THE CAROUSEL RIDE!
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173. IT'S GOING TO BE
A VERY EXCITING FAIR."
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174. "IT IS INDEED,"
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175. WHISTLED JAMES,
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176. "SIR TOPHAM HATT HAS ORDERED ME
TO STOP PULLING COAL CARS
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177. "AND GO TO
THE STATION INSTEAD.
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178. "SOMETHING TO DO
WITH MRS. KYNDLEY.
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179. GOOD-BYE!"
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180. "WELL, WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF THAT!"
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181. CRIED PERCY.
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182. MRS. KYNDLEY
WAS WAITING FOR JAMES
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183. WITH SIR TOPHAM HATT.
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184. "NOW THIS IS
YOUR VERY SPECIAL TREAT...
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185. "JAMES WILL TAKE YOU
ON A MYSTERY RIDE
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186. AND I SHALL MEET YOU
AT YOUR DESTINATION."
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187. JAMES TOOK MRS. KYNDLEY
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188. ALONG HER FAVORITE
COASTAL ROUTE TO TIDMOUTH BAY.
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189. WHEN HE ARRIVED THERE,
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190. A BIG SURPRISE AWAITED
MRS. KYNDLEY.
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191. "OH!"
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192. SHE CRIED,
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193. "YOU'VE BROUGHT ME
TO THE FAIRGROUND—HOW LOVELY!"
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194. BEST OF ALL,
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195. SIR TOPHAM HATT INVITED HER
TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
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196. "I DECLARE
THIS FAIRGROUND OPEN."
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197. MRS. KYNDLEY HAD
THE FIRST RIDE ON THE CAROUSEL.
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198. "YOU WERE QUITE RIGHT,
THOMAS,"
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199. JAMES WHISPERED,
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200. "MAKING SOMEONE HAPPY
DOES CHEER YOU UP."
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201. THEN TOGETHER THEY WATCHED
THE FUN OF THE FAIR.
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