While you search for the digital file, consider this: the story is also widely available in audio format on YouTube (public domain readings are legal, though the text isn't). Listening to the 5:48 read aloud captures the rhythm of the train wheels— clack, click, shame, shame.
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If you have a library card, you can access The New Yorker’s complete archive via JSTOR or your local library’s digital portal. While you search for the digital file, consider