The transition which could replace the word thus in this sentence is definitely consequently.
Workers bravely set dangerous explosives in the mountains by hand to make passes for railroads, and consequently hundreds lost their lives.
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Answer:
constant, if slow, motion and are frequently blasted by strong winds, these clumps roll around a bit like tumbleweed.
