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..#....#.# OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. .#....###.
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..#.##...# SLOPED. THUS A RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT LED ....#...#.
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#...#...#. RAILS, BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, OR THEY WILL .....#....
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.#....#... THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION ###.......
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....###... PATH BETWEEN TWO POINTS. HOWEVER THIS ..#..#.##.
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