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Steel and Iron

           Rouncewellatthefactory,doyouthink?""Tain’teasytosaywhereyou’dfindhimatthistimeofthedayyoumightfindeitherhimorhissonthere,ifhe’sintown;buthiscontractstakehimaway."Andwhichisthefactory?Why,heseesthosechimneysthetallestones!Yes,heseesTHEM.Well!Lethimkeephiseyeonthosechimneys,goingonasstraightaseverhecan,andpresentlyhe’llsee’emdownaturningontheleft,shutinbyagreatbrickwallwhichformsonesideofthestreet.That’sRouncewell’s.Thetrooperthankshisinformantandridesslowlyon,lookingabouthim.Hedoesnotturnback,butputsuphishorse(andismuchdisposedtogroomhimtoo)atapublic-housewheresomeofRouncewell’shandsaredining,astheostlertellshim.SomeofRouncewell’shandshavejustknockedofffordinner-timeandseemtobeinvadingthewholetown.Theyareverysinewyandstrong,areRouncewell’shandsalittlesootytoo.Hecomestoagatewayinthebrickwall,looksin,andseesagreatperplexityofironlyingaboutineverystageandinavastvarietyofshapesinbars,inwedges,insheets;intanks,inboilers,inaxles,inwheels,incogs,incranks,inrails;twistedandwrenchedintoeccentricandperverseformsasseparatepartsofmachinery;mountainsofitbrokenup,andrustyinitsage;distantfurnacesofitglowingandbubblinginitsyouth;brightfireworksofitshoweringaboutundertheblowsofthesteam-hammer;red-hotiron,white-hotiron,cold-blackiron;anirontaste,anironsmell,andaBabelofironsounds.

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