The Signalman by Charles Dickens- A diary entry by the signalman

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Boon Koh

3/FEB/2002

English

The Signalman by Charles Dickens

- A diary entry by the signalman

Day 16

It was 2 past midnight on that dreary Thursday. There was a cool breeze entering from the mouth of the tunnel, which makes my work all the easier since it is almost always damp down here. I was going about with my honest work, when, I hear this voice that seemed to come from the direction of the red light. I looked down the track, and lo and behold, there was a man standing there, waving at me, as in warning. He was shouting "Look Out! Look Out!" I ran towards the man, and was just a hair's breadth away, when he disappeared. When I telegraphed both ways, the reply was the same: No danger. I thought it was just my imagination, but it was so real. Then the accident happened 6 hours later, and, wondering about it, thought it was a very strange coincidence. I do not believe that this was a coincidence, but logic tells me that there is no other explanation, unless I deem myself not of sound mind.
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Day 192

It was a bright sunny day, light penetrating through the darkness, and I had gotten over the shock of the event that happened 6 months ago. I was down the track, having walked there, and saw the same specter standing under the red light again. It was silent, apart from the dripping of water from clammy stones, and it was totally unlike before. Whereas before it was waving, now it had both hands before its face. I sat down, partly out of uncertainty of what to do, mainly because of shock. I must have been ...

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