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प्रश्न
Find and read other poems of R. L. Stevenson using the internet. Find other rhythmic poems about trains, in English, or other languages.
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उत्तर
Some poems which you could refer to:
- The railway train by Emily Dickinson.
- Train Journey by Judith Wright.
- In the train by James Thomson.
- Railgadi by Harindra Nath Chattopadhyaya.
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