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he being Brand -new;and youknow consequently alittle stiff i wascareful of her and(having thoroughly oiled the universaljoint tested my gas felt ofher radiator made sure her springs were O. K.)i went right to it flooded-the-carburetor cranked her up,slipped theclutch(and then somehow got into reverse shekicked whatthe hell)nextminute i was back in neutral tried and again slo-wly;bare,ly nudg. ing(my lev-er Right-oh and her gears being inA 1 shape passedfrom low throughsecond-in-to-high likegreasedlightning justas we turned the corner ofDivinity avenue i touched the accelerator and give her the juice,good (it was the first ride and believe i we washappy to see how nice she acted right up tothe last minute coming back down by the PublicGardens i slammed onthe internalexpanding&externalcontractingbrakes Bothatonce and brought allofher tremB-lingto a:dead. stand-;Still)
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