But at the same time, stepping in front of a speeding train can also be painful in the short run.

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Many passengers were flung out the window when the speeding train ploughed into a stationary one in Soweto on Thursday evening.

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Every now and then, characters have to perform a task that could alter the story's events, such as hunting down a key card to stop a speeding train.

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First, the Republican Party has big plans for Rubio, which may include the presidency, and the talkers know enough to get out of the way of a speeding train.

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It hit us like a speeding train.

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It's like watching a train speeding headlong towards a brick wall and it isn't even like watching it in slow motion any more.

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China Southern, which has China's biggest fleet, responded at first by adding flights, slashing prices and speeding up check-ins, but many customers nonetheless switched to the train.

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