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##@¶%*:~-. there are limits for how acute a curve .-~:*%¶@##
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¶¶%:-..... the ground under the rails can be .....-:%¶¶
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#@¶£%*:~-. there will be plains, and bodies of .-~:*%£¶@#
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#@¶£%*:~-. the way, there is information .-~:*%£¶@#
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¶¶%*~..... to be interpreted by the train drivers. .....~*%¶¶
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#@¶£%*:~-. sometimes, trains have to stop and wait .-~:*%£¶@#
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#@¶£%*:~-. many people follow the rails by foot. .-~:*%£¶@#
#@¶£%*:~-. often this proves to be the shorter .-~:*%£¶@#
#@¶£%*:~-. path between two points. however this .-~:*%£¶@#
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