1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\frac{1}{6x-5} - \frac{1}{6x-1}$$.
2. **Formula and rules:** To subtract fractions, find a common denominator and combine the numerators.
3. **Find the common denominator:** The denominators are $6x-5$ and $6x-1$, so the common denominator is $(6x-5)(6x-1)$.
4. **Rewrite each fraction with the common denominator:**
$$\frac{1}{6x-5} = \frac{6x-1}{(6x-5)(6x-1)}$$
$$\frac{1}{6x-1} = \frac{6x-5}{(6x-5)(6x-1)}$$
5. **Subtract the numerators:**
$$\frac{6x-1}{(6x-5)(6x-1)} - \frac{6x-5}{(6x-5)(6x-1)} = \frac{(6x-1) - (6x-5)}{(6x-5)(6x-1)}$$
6. **Simplify the numerator:**
$$ (6x-1) - (6x-5) = 6x - 1 - 6x + 5 = 4 $$
7. **Final simplified expression:**
$$\frac{4}{(6x-5)(6x-1)}$$
This is the simplified form of the original expression.
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