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####%*/-,. SCATTERED, OFTEN PUT ON TOP OF POLES, .,-/*%####
#%**/-.... TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. ....-/**%#
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####%*/-,. SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT .,-/*%####
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####%*/-,. IS SIGNALED BY RED OR GREEN LIGHTS. .,-/*%####
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####%*/-,. PATH BETWEEN TWO POINTS. HOWEVER THIS .,-/*%####
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