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Those Daring Not So Young Men
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"Thank you for coming."
"Of course we came, lass."
"At least it's over now."
"Over? What's over?"
"This steam nonsense."
"Tisn't nonsense, lass. Your grandfather died because he got the last bit working."
"It's still nonsense, Mr Iverson." She pointed at the "monster" in the work-yard. "What does it do that the mill doesn't do now?"
"It works when the water is frozen. It works when there is no breeze. It works when, and as hard, as we ask it to. And it eats coal or wood, not hay or grain.
"Your
grandfather was right, and ...
That ends the preview. Probably in the middle of a sentence. Sorry.