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Then I asks : `` What 's the quickest way across to Long Island ? '' `` There is n't any quick way , '' says he , `` unless you have wings . You ca n't even catch the branch line local that connects with the New York express now . There 'll be one down at 8:36 to-morrow morning , though . '' `` Wha-a-at ! '' says I , gawpin ' at him . `` How about gettin ' a machine and shootin ' down to the junction ? ''