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    ``telegraph,an,hadnstructed

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    intheyear1881blingasa

    resultofthegreatjulyrevolutions

    theplansofthengressofviennathefirstdynagrew

    andgreodayitprovidesushheatand

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    buildinguponfrenchandenglishexperintsoftheforties

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    daystherehighlyorganisedprehistoricanilsdroveout

    theirlessefficientneighbours

    personallybutiknoachinerythiswill

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    bypanionableservantofnkind

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    isanoisyanddirtycreatureforeverfillingtheh

    ridiokestacksandhdustandsootandasking

    thatitbefedinesat

    greatinnvenienceandrisktothousandsofpeople

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    seufnaturalhistorytobeplacednexttotheskeleton

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    creaturesofabygoneage

    thesocialrevolution

    butthenewengineswerevery

    expensiveandonlypeopleofh

    uldaffordthetheoldcarpenter

    orshoekerwhohadbeenhis

    oasterinhislittleworkshop

    selfoutto

    theoechanical

    tools,andadere

    neythanbefore,helosthis

    forrindependenceandhedidnot

    likethat

    intheoldendaystheheworldhadbeendoneby

    independentenintheirotleworkshopsin

    thefrontoftheirhouses,heirtools,he

    earsoftheiroitsprescribed

    bytheirguilds,nductedtheirbusinessasitpleased

    thetheylivedsilelives,andoworkvery

    longhours,buttheyastersiftheygotup

    andsahatitogofishing,theyfishing

    andthereosay``no

    buttheintroduachinerychangedthisachine

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    steel

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    goodstrongfist,arailroadtrainandasteaaeranda

    ttonfaachineryandthey

    arenotoan,butusuallybyapanyof

    peopleandthendividethe

    profitsoftheirrailroadorttonllaount

    ofneyheyhaveinvested

    therefore,achineshadbeeniroveduntilthey

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    largetools,theers

    incash

    duringtheearlyddleages,ost

    theonlyforfh,thenobilityheonlypeople

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    richesfroherevivingtradebetheeastandthe,

    andtheyhadbeenseriousrivalsofthelordsandtheknights

    thefrenchrevolutionhadentirelydestroyedtheh

    ofthenobilityandhadenoruslyiniddle

    classor``bourgeoisietheyearsofunresthe

    greatrevolutionhadofferednyddleclasspeoplea

    orethantheirshareofthishe

    estatesofthechurchhadbeennfiscatedbythefrenchnvention

    andhadbeensoldatauctiontherehadbeenaterrific

    auntofgraftlandspeculatorshadstolenthousands

    ofsquarelesofvaluableland,andduringthenapoleonic

    heyhadusedtheircapitalto``profiteeringrainand

    gunpoorehthanthey

    neededfortheactualexpensesoftheirhouseholds,andthey

    uldaffordtobuildtheelvesfaenand

    entoachines

    thiscausedaveryabruptchangeinthelivesofhundreds

    ofthousandsofpeoplehinafeanycities

    doubledthenueroftheirinhabitantsandtheoldciviccentre

    eofthecitizenswassurrounded

    enslept

    aftertheirelevenorthirteenhours,spentinthe

    faheyretuedtothefactoryassoon

    astheleblew

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    fabuloussuofneythatuldbedeinthetohe

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    herapidlylosthisoldhealthadsttheskeanddustand

    dirtofthoseearlyandbadlyventilatedhe

    end,veryoften,hinthepoorhouseorinthehospital

    ofursethetothefactoryonthe

    partofsonypeopleplishedhoutacertain

    auntofoppositionsinuch

    en,theniynineotherswhowere

    throployntdidnotlikeitfrequentlytheyattacked

    thefaachines,but

    insurancepanieshadbeenorganisedasearlyasthe17th

    centuryandasaruletheoectedagainstloss

    soon,neachinesalled,thefactory

    hahighhentherewasan

    endtotheriotingtheancientguildsuldnotpossiblysurvive

    inthisneandirontheyoutof

    existenceandthentheentriedtoorganiseregularlabour

    unionsbutthefactoryohroughtheirh

    uldexercisegreatinfluenceuponthepoliticiansofthedi

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