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........:= AS TO BE UNABLE TO MOVE - THEY WILL =:........
.........: STAY IN THE PATH OF THE RAILMAKER, :.........
.......... FORCING IT TO PAUSE, FURTHER SEPARATING ..........
.......... IT FROM ITS TWO FRIENDS. ..........
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.....:=†§% KEEP THE RAILMAKERS INTERNAL CHEMISTRY %§†=:.....
....:=†§%£ WELL AWAY FROM THEIR VARIOUS EXHAUSTS. £%§†=:....
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