Excerpt from De Omnibus Rebus: An Old Man's Discursive Ramblings on the Road of Everyday Life

Having chosen the popular locomotive as the vehicle in my narrations and reflections de Omnibus rebus, I take leave to say a word on its history and antecedents.

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