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Cross the river and walk straight on ( ) you cross the rail way tracks.

After can come in the ( ),if you have to walk on for more distance beyond the rail way tracks?
If you use until there, what does the sentence mean?

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Cross the river and walk straight on ( ) you cross the rail way tracks.

After can come in the ( ),if you have to walk on for more distance beyond the rail way tracks?
If you use until there, what does the sentence mean?

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after means, walk in a straight line once you've crossed the railway tracks.

until means, walk in a straight line once you've crossed the river, and then stop walking in a straight line once you've crossed the railway tracks.
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