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[The boys have come across a train trestle, and are contemplating crossing it.]
Vern: Any of you guys know when the next train is due?
Chris: We could go down to the Route 136 bridge.
Teddy: What are you, crazy? That's five miles down the river! You walk five miles down the river, you gotta walk five miles back. that could take 'til dark. We go across here, we could get to the same place in ten minutes.
Vern: Yeah, but if a train comes, there's nowheres to go.
Teddy: Hell, there isn't. You just jump.
Chris: Teddy, it's 100 feet.
Vern: Yeah, Teddy.
Teddy: Look, you guys can go around if you want. I'm crossing here. And while you guys are dragging your candy asses halfway across the state and back, I'll be waiting for you on the other side, relaxing with my thoughts.
Gordie: Do you use your left hand or your right hand for that?
Teddy: You wish.
[They start crossing the bridge; Gordie feels the tracks for any vibrations given off by trains; Vern cautiously crawls along the tracks with Gordie walking behind him and the comb falls out of his shirt pocket into the river]
Vern: [disappointedly] I lost the comb.
Gordie: Forget it, Vern. [they continue walking along; Gordie suddenly hears a distant sound and looks back the way they came; he then feels the tracks again, and as he does so, he hears a chugging sound; he looks back in the opposite direction again and sees black smoke coming up from the trees; realizing a train is coming, Gordie stands up to alert the others] TRAAAAIN!!! [Chris and Teddy turn around just in time to see a train coming around the corner from the opposite end of the bridge]
Vern: Oh, shit! [crawls as fast as he can]
Chris: [to Teddy] Move it, man! Go on, move it!
Gordie: [furious with desperation] Get up, Vern! Damn it! GET UP! [gets Vern on his feet as the train starts to come onto the bridge] MOVE IT! [Vern immediately cowers] Shit, Vern! Get up! Come on, man!
Vern: I don't wanna! We're gonna fall!
Gordie: [looking back at the oncoming train] WE'RE GONNA DIE, DAMN IT! GET UP!!!! [Vern gets to his feet] GO! GO! [the two run as fast as they can]
Chris: Go, man! Go!
Gordie: DAMN IT, VERN, GO FASTER!!!!
Vern: I can't, Gordie!
Gordie: Go! [the train gets closer to Gordie and Vern]
Chris: Run! Run! [he and Teddy get off to the side of the tracks as the train gets just inches away from Gordie and Vern] Run. Run, man! Move your ass, man!
Gordie: Move it! Move it! Go, Vern! Come on, man! Vern! Go!
Chris and Teddy: Run! Goddamn it! Run!
Gordie: RUN, VERN! [Chris and Teddy watch with horror; Gordie, thinking quickly, grabs Vern, and the two jump off the side of the bridge just as the train is about to hit them; as the train passes, Chris and Teddy run over to the end of the bridge and see Gordie and Vern disheveled but unharmed]
Chris: Hey, at least now we know when the next train was due.

[The boys have come across a train trestle, and are contemplating crossing it.] Vern : Any of you guys know when the next train is due? Chris : We could go down to the Route 136 bridge. Teddy : What are you, crazy? That's five miles down the river! You walk five miles down the river, you gotta walk five miles back. that could take 'til dark. We go across here, we could get to the same place in ten minutes. Vern : Yeah, but if a train comes, there's nowheres to go. Teddy : Hell, there isn't. You just jump. Chris : Teddy, it's 100 feet. Vern : Yeah, Teddy. Teddy : Look, you guys can go around if you want. I'm crossing here. And while you guys are dragging your candy asses halfway across the state and back, I'll be waiting for you on the other side, relaxing with my thoughts. Gordie : Do you use your left hand or your right hand for that? Teddy : You wish. [They start crossing the bridge; Gordie feels the tracks for any vibrations given off by trains; Vern cautiously crawls along the tracks with Gordie walking behind him and the comb falls out of his shirt pocket into the river] Vern : [disappointedly] I lost the comb. Gordie : Forget it, Vern. [they continue walking along; Gordie suddenly hears a distant sound and looks back the way they came; he then feels the tracks again, and as he does so, he hears a chugging sound; he looks back in the opposite direction again and sees black smoke coming up from the trees; realizing a train is coming, Gordie stands up to alert the others] TRAAAAIN!!! [Chris and Teddy turn around just in time to see a train coming around the corner from the opposite end of the bridge] Vern : Oh, shit! [crawls as fast as he can] Chris : [to Teddy] Move it, man! Go on, move it! Gordie : [furious with desperation] Get up, Vern! Damn it! GET UP! [gets Vern on his feet as the train starts to come onto the bridge] MOVE IT! [Vern immediately cowers] Shit, Vern! Get up! Come on, man! Vern : I don't wanna! We're gonna fall! Gordie : [looking back at the oncoming train] WE'RE GONNA DIE, DAMN IT! GET UP!!!! [Vern gets to his feet] GO! GO! [the two run as fast as they can] Chris : Go, man! Go! Gordie : DAMN IT, VERN, GO FASTER!!!! Vern : I can't, Gordie! Gordie : Go! [the train gets closer to Gordie and Vern] Chris : Run! Run! [he and Teddy get off to the side of the tracks as the train gets just inches away from Gordie and Vern] Run. Run, man! Move your ass, man! Gordie : Move it! Move it! Go, Vern! Come on, man! Vern! Go! Chris and Teddy : Run! Goddamn it! Run! Gordie : RUN, VERN! [Chris and Teddy watch with horror; Gordie, thinking quickly, grabs Vern, and the two jump off the side of the bridge just as the train is about to hit them; as the train passes, Chris and Teddy run over to the end of the bridge and see Gordie and Vern disheveled but unharmed] Chris : Hey, at least now we know when the next train was due.