The St. Nicholas Coal Breakers were at one time the largest coal breaker in the world, producing 12,500 tons of coal per day.
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And hende Nicholas and Alisoun
Accorded been to this conclusioun,
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This sely jalous housbonde to bigile,”
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The coal of this unquickened world.””
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