Aha aha, it’s a clinkerrrrrrr!!! That blasted, stupid furnace. Dadgummit!…

Aha aha, it’s a clinkerrrrrrr!!! That blasted, stupid furnace. Dadgummit! [Goes down stairs; falling sound is heard] Damn skates! [Coughs] Open up that damper, will you?! Who the hell turned it all the way down?! AGAIN?!!!

Mr. Parker

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