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#@@#£*\~.. WHEELS OF THE TRAIN AND THE RAIL METAL, ..~\*£#@@#
#££\\~.... THERE ARE LIMITS FOR HOW ACUTE A CURVE ....~\\££#
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###*~..... THE GROUND UNDER THE RAILS CAN BE .....~*###
#***\..... SLOPED. THUS A RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT LED .....\***#
#@@#£*\~.. ON TOP OF HILLS, RATHER THROUGH THEM IN ..~\*£#@@#
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#@@#£*\~.. FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS ..~\*£#@@#
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