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Norman Hodghton sent me a drawing from “Side Slips, or Misadventures On A Bicycle” by “R.Andom" (A.W.Barrett), published by C.Arthur Pearson Ltd. 1898. It illustrated a tale of two cyclists who took shelter in a derelict mill building one dark winter night. They lit a fire to warm themselves and were yarning away when in walked a strange character, who turned out to be a ghost, (perhaps of the old mill owner). I’m not saying that I don't believe in ghosts, but to me the attitude suggests another cyclist who had got frozen rigid riding an A.T.B. with wide bars. Does anyone have any other ideas?