Old Jones was killed last night by a dew-drop
"Old Jones was killed last night by a dew-drop."
"Must have been a very heavy one."
"About four hundred tons."
"Horrible!"
"You see he was standing under the trestle, and a freight train
ran off the track and dropped on him."
"But how about the dew?"
"Why, the train was due!"
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