During its final crossing the Medway Queen was badly damaged and limped home on a single paddle.

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And whether they make record prices, or whether not a single paddle goes up for any of these starring works, the market will collapse only if we forget what really matters here: not the superlatives, not the ad-speak, not the money, but the art.

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The journey northwest to Lake Lucerne involves three trains and a paddle steamer in a single afternoon, each one running on a schedule as precise as Swiss clockwork.

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