Heh. I don't know the work in question, but your description is evocative enough that I couldn't help but laugh at the idea. Now I'm going to have to find that book and read it. Gutenberg Project, perhaps?
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.