Michael Bond - Every small boy wanted to be a steam engine driver when they grew up in the old days,...

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Every small boy wanted to be a steam engine driver when they grew up in the old days, including me. There's something very special about them - the noise, the smell, the steam coming out everywhere.

Michael Bond

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Jeder kleine Junge wollte ein Dampffahrer werden, als er früher aufwuchs, auch ich. Sie haben etwas ganz Besonderes - das Geräusch, der Geruch, der Dampf, der überall austritt.

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