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There are leaves on the line, so obviously we are late-

No matter that it's blowing a gale

As we stand waiting for the ten to eight.

There are leaves on the line.

But worse is to come; the final nail

A stream of cancellations at Liverpool Street

Because their over-running works entail

The closure of the entire Southend fleet,

While any other routes are sure to fail

To get me to work sometime this week.

There are leaves on the line.

Brian Hick November 2010

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