1. TOAD THE BRAKE VAN
WAS FEELING SAD.
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2. EVERYWHERE HE LOOKED
HE COULD SEE
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3. ENGINES AND COACHES
MOVING STEADILY FORWARDS.
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4. THEY ALL LOOKED
CONFIDENT AND CHEERFUL.
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5. ONE DAY HE DECIDED
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6. TO TALK TO OLIVER
THE GREAT WESTERN ENGINE.
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7. "I'M ALWAYS GOING BACKWARDS,
MR. OLIVER.
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8. "I HAVE
FORWARD-THINKING VIEWS.
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9. I COULD BE A LEADER,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN."
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10. "YOU CAN'T BE A LEADER
WITHOUT A TRAIN TO FOLLOW YOU.
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11. YOU DON'T HAVE A TRAIN,"
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12. GORDON SAID.
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13. TOAD FELT SADDER STILL.
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14. OLIVER WANTED TO HELP.
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15. "YOU'RE A VERY USEFUL
BRAKE VAN, TOAD.
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16. YOU HELP ME BRAKE,
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17. "AND YOU KEEP MY FREIGHT CARS
IN ORDER
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18. WHEN WE GO DOWN HILLS."
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19. "I KNOW, MR. OLIVER,
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20. "BUT IT WOULD BE SO EXCITING
TO GO FORWARDS FOR A CHANGE
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21. INSTEAD OF ALWAYS SEEING
THINGS SLIDING AWAY FROM ME."
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22. THE FREIGHT CARS
WERE CROSS WITH TOAD.
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23. "WHO'S HE
TO START COMPLAINING?
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24. "HE'S LUCKY TO BE ABLE
TO LOOK AFTER US."
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25. "LET'S TEACH HIM A LESSON."
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26. THE FREIGHT CARS DECIDED
TO CARRY OUT THEIR PLAN
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27. WHEN THEY REACHED
GORDON'S HILL.
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28. WHEN THEY WERE
NEARLY AT THE TOP,
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29. THEY PLAYED THEIR TRICKS.
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30. "READY, STEADY, GO!"
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31. AND THEY JERKED AT A COUPLING
WHICH BROKE.
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32. "WE'RE MAKING
YOUR WISH COME TRUE, TOAD!"
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33. "FOLLOW THE LEADER,"
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34. YELLED THE FREIGHT CARS.
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35. TOAD WAS STILL
IN A STATE OF SHOCK
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36. SO HE DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK.
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37. AND HE COULDN'T ASK
THE CONDUCTOR...
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38. HE HAD JUMPED CLEAR!
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39. "FASTER! FASTER!
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40. AS FAST AS YOU WANT,"
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41. SCREAMED THE FREIGHT CARS.
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42. SUDDENLY,
TOAD FOUND IT FUN,
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43. BUT THE FUN WAS SOON OVER!
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44. A CROSSING LAY AHEAD
AND THE GATES WERE CLOSED.
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45. TOAD COULDN'T STOP.
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46. WORSE STILL, TOAD NOW REALIZED
HE WAS ON THE WRONG TRACK.
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47. THERE AHEAD WAS GORDON.
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48. THE SIGNALMAN CHANGED
THE POINTS JUST IN TIME.
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49. "ON! ON! FASTER!"
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50. CRIED THE FRIGHT CARS.
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51. SUDDENLY HE SAW JAMES
PULLING A LONG, SLOW TRAIN.
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52. "OH MY GOODNESS!"
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53. "BUH! HELP! SAVE ME!"
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54. A QUICK-THINKING SHUNTER DID,
JUST IN TIME.
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55. "WHAT WAS THAT?"
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56. EXCLAIMED JAMES.
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57. THE SIGNALMAN WARNED
THE STATIONMASTER
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58. AT THE NEXT STATION.
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59. "THERE'S A RUNAWAY COMING!"
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60. "WE'LL SEND HIM
INTO THE SIDINGS!"
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61. "HELP! HELP!"
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62. CALLED TOAD AGAIN.
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63. TOAD SAW SOME BUFFERS.
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64. "THOSE'LL STOP ME!"
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65. BUT THE POINTS TO THE BUFFERS
WEREN'T SET.
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66. "OH NO!
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67. I'M BACK ON
THE MAINLINE!"
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68. MEANWHILE, OLIVER WAS
RACING TO THE RESCUE.
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69. "I MUST CATCH TOAD;
I MUST."
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70. TOAD SPED PAST HENRY.
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71. MORE DANGER LAY AHEAD.
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72. MEN WERE WORKING ON A BRIDGE
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73. BUT THEY HAD BEEN WARNED
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74. ABOUT THE RUNAWAY TOAD
AND HIS FREIGHT CARS.
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75. THEY DIVERTED HIM
ONTO OLD SIDINGS...
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76. STRAIGHT INTO A MUDDY POOL.
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77. "STOPPED AT LAST!"
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78. OLIVER ARRIVED,
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79. AND WHEN HE SAW TOAD,
HE COULD ONLY SMILE.
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80. "A POND ISTHE ONLY PLACE
FOR A TOAD, I SUPPOSE!"
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81. THAT NIGHT
TOAD SPOKE TO OLIVER.
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82. "I'M SORRY, MR. OLIVER,
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83. IF I CAUSED YOU
ANY EMBARRASSMENT."
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84. "THAT'S ALL RIGHT, TOAD.
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85. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF GOING FORWARDS?"
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86. "IT WAS FUN,"
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87. DECIDED TOAD,
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88. "BUT FROM NOW ON I'LL BE HAPPY
TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE...
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89. BUSY GOING BACKWARDS,
SO TO SPEAK!"
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90. THE LITTLE ENGINES WERE BUSY
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91. CLEARING THEIR RAILROAD
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92. OF LEAVES
AND BROKEN BRANCHES.
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93. PETER SAM AND RUSTY
OFTEN WORK TOGETHER.
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94. ONE DAY RUSTY HELPED PETER SAM
TO A WATER TOWER.
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95. PETER SAM FELT MUCH BETTER
AFTER HIS LONG DRINK,
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96. BUT THE FREIGHT CARS
WERE BORED.
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97. "LET'S BREAK AWAY!"
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98. THEIR LOADS WERE HEAVY
AND THE COUPLINGS OLD.
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99. ONE SNAPPED.
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100. "FASTER! FASTER!"
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101. SHOUTED THE FREIGHT CARS.
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102. A SIGN READ...
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103. "STEEP BENDS
AND RAVINE AHEAD."
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104. BUT THE SILLY CARS
NEVER SAW IT.
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105. THEN, IT WAS TOO LATE.
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106. PETER SAM ARRIVED
AT THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER.
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107. HIS DRIVER SIGHED,
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108. "THIS WAS OUR FAULT.
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109. "WE DIDN'T
SECURE THEM PROPERLY.
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110. "WE'LL HAVE TO GET HELP
TO PULL THEM OUT.
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111. SIR TOPHAM HATT
WILL BE VERY ANNOYED."
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112. AND HE WAS.
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113. "YOU WILL WORK IN THE YARDS
UNTIL I CAN TRUST YOU AGAIN."
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114. DUNCAN WAS DELIGHTED
WITH PETER SAM'S DILEMMA.
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115. "FANCY NOT SECURING
YOUR FREIGHT CARS ON A HILL.
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116. "THEY'LL COME BACK TO SPOOK YOU
AND YOUR SPECIAL FUNNEL.
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117. WHOOOOOO!"
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118. "AND WHO'S TO SAY
YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF GHOSTS!"
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119. SNAPPED RUSTY.
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120. "GHOSTS... THINGS THAT
GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT.
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121. RUBBISH."
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122. "WELL, I'LL TELL YOU
A STORY
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123. THAT WILL
MAKE YOUR FUNNEL QUIVER!"
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124. RUSTY SAID.
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125. "A LONG TIME AGO,
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126. "A LITTLE ENGINE
WAS RETURNING HOME.
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127. "IT WAS A MISTY MOONLIT NIGHT.
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128. "SUDDENLY,
THE ENGINE LOST CONTROL
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129. "AND PLUNGED OVER THE SIDE
INTO THE SWAMPS BELOW.
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130. "HE WAS NEVER FOUND AGAIN.
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131. "BUT MANY A WORKMAN
WILL TELL YOU
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132. "THAT WHEN THE MOON IS FULL,
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133. "THEY HAVE SEEN
THE LITTLE ENGINE
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134. TRYING TO GET HOME...
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135. "BUT HE NEVER REACHES
THE OTHER SIDE.
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136. SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF THAT, DUNCAN?"
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137. "RUBBISH!"
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138. REPLIED DUNCAN.
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139. "NEVER MIND HIM,
PETER SAM.
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140. "HE'D BE FRIGHTENED
IF HE REALLY SAW A GHOST!"
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141. THIS GAVE PETER SAM'S DRIVER
AN IDEA,
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142. "LETS PLAY A TRICK
ON DUNCAN."
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143. THE NEXT DAY,
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144. HE SPOKE TO DUNCAN'S DRIVER
AND FIREMAN, WHO AGREED.
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145. "WE'LL DO IT TONIGHT!"
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146. DUNCAN HAD TO TAKE COAL CARS
TO THE SLATE MINES
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147. AND THEN
BRING CARS BACK.
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148. DUNCAN'S DRIVER DECIDED,
AS PART OF THE PLAN,
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149. TO CROSS THE OLD IRON BRIDGE.
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150. "HAUNTED BRIDGE!
RUBBISH!"
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151. SNORTED DUNCAN,
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152. "IT'S AS TAME
AS A PET RABBIT!"
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153. BUT ALL THE SAME,
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154. HE KEPT THINKING
ABOUT RUSTY'S STORY.
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155. WHEN DUSK FELL
HE WAS KEEN TO LEAVE.
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156. "IF WE DON'T GO NOW
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157. "SKARLOEY WILL TAKE
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158. MY FAVORITE PLACE
IN THE SHEDS."
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159. "WE HAVE TO COLLECT
OUR CARS FIRST,"
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160. HIS DRIVER REPLIED.
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161. HE COULD SEE
THEIR PLAN WAS WORKING
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162. BECAUSE DUNCAN WAS NERVOUS.
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163. WHEN NIGHT FELL,
THEY SET OFF.
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164. THE MISTS WERE RISING
AROUND THE OLD IRON BRIDGE.
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165. DUNCAN WHISTLED...
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166. AND THE SOUND
ECHOED EVERYWHERE.
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167. THEN AHEAD HE SAW
FLICKERING LIGHTS.
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168. HE DRIVER KNEW THEY WERE
ONLY LITTLE INSECTS
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169. THAT SHINE BRIGHTLY
AT NIGHT
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170. BUT TO DUNCAN
THEY LOOKED LIKE AN ENGINE!
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171. NEXT, HIS DRIVER SECRETLY
THREW A ROCK FROM THE CAB
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172. INTO THE RAVINE BELOW.
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173. "IT'S THE GHOST!
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174. "TAKE ME BACK!
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175. TAKE ME BACK, PLEASE!"
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176. WHEN DUNCAN REACHED THE SAFETY
OF HIS SHED,
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177. HE CLOSED HIS EYES TIGHTLY.
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178. "SPOOKED ARE YOU, DUNCAN?"
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179. LAUGHED HIS DRIVER.
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180. "NO! I'M ASLEEP!"
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181. AND DUNCAN REFUSED
TO OPEN HIS EYES.
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182. HE DID, THOUGH,
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183. WHEN HE THOUGHT
HIS DRIVER WASN'T LOOKING,
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184. JUST TO MAKE SURE
THAT HE WAS STILL THERE!
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