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large/4813/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_03_edwards_64kb
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Perhaps there is nothing which makes us realize the magical rapidity of growth so much as to look from this steel city and to see the woods close by. For instead of being surrounded by the sordid congestion of an industrial center, the Fore River Shipyard is in the midst of practically open country. PERHAPS THERE IS NOTHING WHICH MAKES US REALIZE THE MAGICAL RAPIDITY OF GROWTH SO MUCH AS TO LOOK FROM THIS STEEL CITY TO SEE THE WOODS CLOSE BY FOR INSTEAD OF BEING SURROUNDED BY THE SORDID CONGESTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER THE FOUR RIVER SHIPYARD IS IN THE MIDST OF PRACTICALLY OPEN COUNTRY
and the grayness might make it a gloomy scene if it were not for the red sides of the immense submarines gleaming in their wide slips to the water. Everywhere one sees the long gray sides of freighters, destroyers, merchant ships, and oil tankers heaving like the mailed ribs of sea animals basking on the shore. Practically every single operation, from the most stupendous to the most delicate, necessary for the complete construction of these vessels, is carried on in this yard. The eighty acres look small when we realize the extent and variety of the work achieved within its limits. Yes, the solitary Indian, working with fire and celt on his dugout, would not recognize this once familiar haunt, nor would he know the purpose of these vast vessels without sail or paddle. And yet, were this same Indian standing on the roof with us, he would see a wide stream of water he knew well, and he would see, too, above the smoke of the furnace, shop, and boiler room, the friendly green of the trees. NGS TREMBLE THE SMOKE AND THE GRAYNESS MIGHT MAKE IT A GLOOMY SCENE IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE RED SIDES OF THE IMMENSE SUBMARINES GLEAMING IN THEIR WIDE SLIPS TO THE WATER EVERYWHERE ONE SEES THE LONG GRAY LINES OF FREIGHTERS DESTROYERS MERCHANT SHIPS AND OIL TANKERS HEAVING LIKE THE MAILED RIBS OF SEA ANIMALS BASKING ON THE SHORE PRACTICALLY EVERY SINGLE OPERATION FROM THE MOST STUPENDOUS TO THE MOST DELICATE NECESSARY FOR THE COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE VESSELS IS CARRIED OUT IN THIS YARD THE EIGHTY ACRES LOOK SMALL WHEN WE REALIZE THE EXTENT AND VARIETY OF THE WORK ACHIEVED WITHIN ITS LIMITS YES THE SOLITARY INDIAN WORKING WITH FIRE AND SALT ON HIS DUGOUT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THIS ONCE FAMILIAR HAUNT NOR WOULD HE KNOW THE PURPOSE OF THESE VAST VESSELS WITHOUT SAIL OR PADDLE AND YET WERE THIS SAME INDIAN STANDING ON THE ROOF WITH US HE WOULD SEE A WIDE STREAM OF WATER HE KNEW WELL AND HE WOULD SEE TOO ABOVE THE SMOKE OF THE FURNACE SHOP AND BOILER BROOM THE FRIENDLY GREEN OF THE TREES
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