GR translation: any least mistake, in the points,

[Mike Jing]

Ah, of course.  Definition 30b:

30. points,
a. the extremities of an animal, especially a horse or dog.
b. Railroads, British . a switch.

Thanks for the heads-up.

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 7:04 PM, Monte Davis <montedavis at verizon.net> wrote:
> Railroad points (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_switch)
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> P221.37-222.2   They are being pushed backward by a line of police.
> Peter Sachsa is jammed inside it, trying to keep his footing, no escape
> possible . . . Leni's face moving, restless, against the window of the
> Hamburg Flyer, concrete roads, pedestals, industrial towers of the Mark
> flying away at over a hundred miles an hour the perfect background, brown,
> blurred, any least mistake, in the points, in the roadbed at this speed and
> they're done for . . .
>
> What is the meaning of "in the points"?  What points are we talking about
> here?
>