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.......:~* THERE ARE LIMITS FOR  HOW ACUTE A  CURVE *~:.......
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....:~*%££ TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE  TRAIN DRIVERS. ££%*~:....
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..:~*%££@#          DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS.         #@££%*~:..
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.......:~* OFTEN THIS  PROVES  TO  BE  THE  SHORTER *~:.......
......:~*% PATH  BETWEEN TWO  POINTS.  HOWEVER THIS %*~:......
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