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........., HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS ,.........
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.......,~: OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. :~,.......
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...,~:*££# ON TOP OF HILLS, RATHER THROUGH THEM IN #££*:~,...
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........,~ RAILS, BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, OR THEY WILL ~,........
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.......... THERE WILL BE PLAINS, AND BODIES OF ..........
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....,~:*££ TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. ££*:~,....
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........., OFTEN THIS PROVES TO BE THE SHORTER ,.........
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