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It seems to be a habit of Munich trains to start off in this purposeless way. Apparently, their sole object is to get away from the town. IT SEEMS TO BE A HABIT OF MUNICH TRAINS TO START OFF IN THIS PURPOSELESS WAY APPARENTLY THEIR SOLE OBJECT IS TO GET AWAY FROM THE TOWN
 on to Heidelberg afterwards. Gets in there at 4.15 to-morrow, I suppose. I wonder why it goes round by Brussels, though? Then it seems to stop at Prague for ever so long. Oh, damn this timetable!" Then he finds another train that starts at 2.15, and seems to be an ideal train. He gets quite enthusiastic over this train. "This is the train for us, old man," he says. "This is a splendid train, really. It doesn't stop anywhere." "Does it _get_ anywhere?" I ask. "Of course it gets somewhere," he replies indignantly. "It's an express! Munich," he murmurs, tracing its course through the timetable, "depart 2.15. First and second class only. Nuremberg? No; it doesn't stop at Nuremberg. Wurtzburg? No. Frankfort for Strasburg? No. Cologne, Antwerp, Calais? Well, where does it stop? Confound it! it must stop somewhere. Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Copenhagen? No. Upon my soul, this is another train that does not go anywhere! It starts from Munich at 2.15, and that's all. It doesn't do anything else. CLOCK GOES TO BRUSSELS AND THEN ON TO HEIDELBERG AFTERWARDS GETS IN THERE AT FOUR FIFTEEN TO MORROW I SUPPOSE I WONDER WHY IT GOES ROUND BY BRUSSELS THOUGH THEN IT SEEMS TO STOP AT PRAGUE FOR EVER SO LONG OH DAMN THIS TIME TABLE THEN HE FINDS ANOTHER TRAIN THAT STARTS AT TWO FIFTEEN AND SEEMS TO BE AN IDEAL TRAIN HE GETS QUITE ENTHUSIASTIC OVER THIS TRAIN THIS IS THE TRAIN FOR US OLD MAN HE SAYS THIS IS A SPLENDID TRAIN REALLY IT DOESN'T STOP ANYWHERE DOES IT GET ANYWHERE I ASK OF COURSE IT GETS SOMEWHERE HE REPLIES INDIGNANTLY IT'S AN EXPRESS MUNICH HE MURMURS TRACING ITS COURSE THROUGH THE TIME TABLE DEPART TWO FIFTEEN FIRST AND SECOND CLASS ONLY NURREMBERG NO IT DOESN'T STOP AT NURREMBERG VIRTZBURG NO FRANKFORT FOR STRASBOURG NO COLOGNE ANTWERP CALAIS WELL WHERE DOES IT STOP CONFOUND IT IT MUST STOP SOMEWHERE BERLIN PARIS BRUSSELS COPENHAGEN NO UPON MY SOUL THIS IS ANOTHER TRAIN THAT DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE IT STARTS FROM MUNICH AT TWO FIFTEEN AND THAT'S ALL IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE
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