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But to all counsel and entreaty it has turned a deaf ear. "You leave me alone," it has replied; "I know where I'm going to. Don't you worry yourself about me. You mind your own business, all of you. I don't want a lot of old fools telling me what to do. I know what I'm about." BUT TO ALL COUNSEL AND ENTREATY IT HAS TURNED A DEAF EAR YOU LEAVE ME ALONE IT HAS REPLIED I KNOW WHERE I AM GOING TO DON'T YOU WORRY YOURSELF ABOUT ME YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS ALL OF YOU I DON'T WANT A LOT OF OLD FOOLS TELLING ME WHAT TO DO I KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT
 probably does not even know itself. It goes off in search of adventure. "I shall start off," it says to itself, "at 1.45 punctually, and just go on anyhow, without thinking about it, and see where I get to." Or maybe it is a conceited, headstrong young train. It will not be guided or advised. The traffic superintendent wants it to go to St. Petersburg or to Paris. The old grey-headed station-master argues with it, and tries to persuade it to go to Constantinople, or even to Jerusalem if it likes that better--urges it to, at all events, make up its mind where it _is_ going--warns it of the danger to young trains of having no fixed aim or object in life. Other people, asked to use their influence with it, have talked to it like a father, and have begged it, for their sakes, to go to Kamskatka, or Timbuctoo, or Jericho, according as they have thought best for it; and then, finding that it takes no notice of them, have got wild with it, and have told it to go to still more distant places.  WHERE IT'S GOING TO IT PROBABLY DOES NOT EVEN KNOW ITSELF IT GOES OFF IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURE I SHALL START OFF IT SAYS TO ITSELF AT ONE FORTY FIVE PUNCTUALLY AND JUST GO ON ANYHOW WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT AND SEE WHERE I GET TO OR MAYBE IT IS A CONCEITED HEADSTRONG YOUNG TRAIN IT WILL NOT BE GUIDED OR ADVISED THE TRAFFIC SUPERINTENDENT WANTS IT TO GO TO SAINT PETERSBURG OR TO PARIS THE OLD GREY HEADED STATION MASTER ARGUES WITH IT AND TRIES TO PERSUADE IT TO GO TO CONSTANTINOPLE OR EVEN TO JERUSALEM IF IT LIKES THAT BETTER URGES IT TO AT ALL EVENTS MAKE UP ITS MIND WHERE IT IS GOING WARNS IT OF THE DANGER THE YOUNG TRAINS OF HAVING NO FIXED AIM OR OBJECT IN LIFE OTHER PEOPLE ASKED TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE WITH IT HAVE TALKED TO IT LIKE A FATHER AND HAVE BEGGED IT FOR THEIR SAKES TO GO TO CAMPSCATZKA OR TIMBUCTOO OR JERICHO ACCORDING AS THEY HAVE THOUGHT BEST FOR IT AND THEN FINDING THAT IT TAKES NO NOTICE OF THEM HAVE GOT WILD WITH IT AND HAVE TOLD IT TO GO TO STILL MORE DISTANT PLACES
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