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Underground subway and train tunnels are almost always perfectly cylindrical rather than square. Why is this?

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Underground subway and train tunnels are almost always perfectly cylindrical rather than square. Why is this?

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Underground subway and train tunnels are almost always perfectly cylindrical rather than square. Why is this?
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