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"How does the thing operate?" asked Giordino

"The saee explained "The headla suspended froraph poles

When the light and sound package reaches the edge of the old Deauville bridge, a remote switch shuts off the batteries and then it ree turn and returns to the shed"

"Why was it that sohts?" asked Chase

"The locoee "It's too easily detectable So on hts I remove it and run only the sound system"

Giordino s, Chase and I were ready to take up religion the first time it paid us a visit"

"I hope I didn't cause you any unnecessary inconvenience"

"Not at all It was a great source of conversation"

"Annie and I stand on the riverbank nearly every day and watch your salvage operation Looks to me like you've experienced problems Have any pieces of the Manhattan Limited been pulled up yet?"

"Not even a rivet," Pitt answered "We're closing the project down"

"That's a sha for your success I guess the train wasn't meant to be found"

"Not in the river at any rate"

"More coffee, anyone?" Annie came around with-the pot

"I'll take some," said Pitt "Thank you"

"You were saying" Magee probed