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Escape from under a train

On a hot summer day in Tampico, Illinois, Ronald, 3, and Neil decided they wanted some ice from an ice wagon. In order to get to the wagon, they had to crawl under a steaming train. Their mother, Nelle, watched as they barely escaped being crushed under the t rain's wheels. She gave the boys a good spanking.

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