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[Illustration: FIFTY YEARS AGO.
TO PARIS IN THIRTY-SIX HOURS. FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CLASS GRANDE
VITESSE.]
[Illustration: FIFTY YEARS HENCE.
FROM LONDON TO PARIS IN--JUST TIME ENOUGH TO ALLOW OF A COMFORTABLE
LUNCH AND A QUIET CIGAR ON BOARD THE ELECTRIC PLATE-GLASS CLUB
EXPRESS.]
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