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In San Francisco, there is a recreational sport called \
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In San Francisco, there is a recreational sport called \\\"rallye\\\", wherein participants must drive around, following a set of very carefully worded instructions to the letter. For instance, they might be given the instruction \\\"turn right at any uninstructed T junction\\\", and must note that this instruction not only applies if one is travelling up the stem of the T, but it also applies if one is travelling in via the left entrance of the T; or they might be told to go straight at all \\\"stop signs\\\", but the instructions might define a \\\"stop sign\\\" as \\\"a red HEXAGONAL sign with the word STOP on it\\\" (i.e. do not follow the instruction on normal octagonal stop signs) or \\\"any sign with the word STOP on it\\\" (which includes signs like \\\"Bus Stop\\\" and \\\"Stop Ahead\\\"). Which part of the article should this be listed as an example for?

EDIT: Added it to Real Life. If it\\\'s not in the right place, I\\\'m sure one of you fine folk will move it as appropriate.
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In San Francisco, there is a recreational sport called \
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In San Francisco, there is a recreational sport called \\\"rallye\\\", wherein participants must drive around, following a set of very carefully worded instructions to the letter. For instance, they might be given the instruction \\\"turn right at any uninstructed T junction\\\", and must note that this instruction not only applies if one is travelling up the stem of the T, but it also applies if one is travelling in via the left entrance of the T; or they might be told to go straight at all \\\"stop signs\\\", but the instructions might define a \\\"stop sign\\\" as \\\"a red HEXAGONAL sign with the word STOP on it\\\" (i.e. do not follow the instruction on normal octagonal stop signs) or \\\"any sign with the word STOP on it\\\" (which includes signs like \\\"Bus Stop\\\" and \\\"Stop Ahead\\\"). Which part of the article should this be listed as an example for?
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