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.....^~^=§ BE CUT  DOWN BY  THE  RAILWAY  JANITORS. §=^~^.....
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...^~^=§£# SCATTERED, OFTEN  PUT  ON TOP  OF POLES, #£§=^~^...
....^~^=§£ TO BE INTERPRETED  BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. £§=^~^....
.....^~^=§ DIFFERENT  PARTS  OF  THE  RAILWAY  HAVE §=^~^.....
......^~^=         DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS.          =^~^......
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....^~^=§£ SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE  TO STOP AND WAIT £§=^~^....
...^~^=§£# FOR SOMETHING  TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS #£§=^~^...
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.....^~^=§ OFTEN  THIS  PROVES  TO  BE THE  SHORTER §=^~^.....
......^~^= PATH  BETWEEN TWO  POINTS. HOWEVER  THIS =^~^......
.....^~^=§ IS   FROWNED  UPON,  AND  VERY  IMPOLITE §=^~^.....
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