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Le danger de s'assoupir en voyage, 19th century. Railways. The dangers of dozing off during the journey. Porter wakes passenger who asks 'where are we?'. Porter replies 'Rouen'. Passenger complains that he only wanted to go as far as Poissy where he's expected to dine at 5 o'clock precisely. Porter says passenger can take the first train and arrive early the next morning for breakfast, it's almost the same thing.