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Kurt Streeter's column began in July of 2007.

Previously, he wrote for The Times' California section and front page, focusing on crime, ...

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Kurt Streeter

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Charles Dickens and the rail of two cities

Charles Dickens and the rail of two cities

May 8, 2012

"Here we are — no, I mean there we were… Flash! The distant shipping in the Thames is gone. Whirr!… Dustheaps, market gardens, and waste grounds. Rattle!...Shock!...Bur-r-r-r! The tunnel…I am… flying for Folkestone…Bang!… Everything is flying."

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