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*~^....... TRAINS  ARE  SO  CONSTRUCTED  THAT  THEY .......^~*
~^........ HAVE  TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS ........^~
^......... CALLED  A "RAILWAY",  WHICH IS COMPRISED .........^
.......... OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE  ITS NICKNAME. ..........
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.......... BECAUSE  THE  LOW  FRICTION  BETWEEN THE ..........
^......... WHEELS OF THE TRAIN AND THE  RAIL METAL, .........^
~^........ THERE ARE LIMITS  FOR  HOW ACUTE A CURVE ........^~
*~^....... CAN BE, AND EVEN  MORE SO  FOR  HOW MUCH .......^~*
**~^...... THE  GROUND  UNDER   THE  RAILS  CAN  BE ......^~**
&**~^..... SLOPED. THUS A  RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT LED .....^~**&
£&**~^.... ON  TOP OF HILLS, RATHER THROUGH THEM IN ....^~**&£
#£&**~^... TUNNELS   (IF  THEY   ARE   LARGE),   OR ...^~**&£#
##£&**~^..            ARTIFICIAL CHASMS.            ..^~**&£##
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##£&**~^.. THERE  WILL  BE TREES ON THE SIDE OF THE ..^~**&£##
#£&**~^... RAILS, BUT NOT  TOO  CLOSE, OR THEY WILL ...^~**&£#
£&**~^.... BE CUT  DOWN  BY  THE RAILWAY  JANITORS. ....^~**&£
&**~^..... THERE  WILL  BE  PLAINS, AND  BODIES  OF .....^~**&
**~^......                  WATER.                  ......^~**
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~^........ TRAINS  GO  BY DAY AND  BY NIGHT.  ALONG ........^~
^.........       THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION      .........^
.......... SCATTERED,  OFTEN  PUT ON TOP OF  POLES, ..........
.......... TO BE INTERPRETED  BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. ..........
.......... DIFFERENT  PARTS  OF  THE  RAILWAY  HAVE ..........
^.........          DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS.         .........^
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*~^....... SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP  AND WAIT .......^~*
**~^...... FOR SOMETHING  TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS ......^~**
&**~^..... IS  SIGNALED  BY  RED  OR GREEN  LIGHTS. .....^~**&
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###£&**~^. MANY  PEOPLE FOLLOW THE RAILS  BY  FOOT. .^~**&£###
##£&**~^.. OFTEN  THIS  PROVES  TO BE  THE  SHORTER ..^~**&£##
#£&**~^... PATH  BETWEEN TWO POINTS.  HOWEVER  THIS ...^~**&£#
£&**~^.... IS  FROWNED  UPON,   AND  VERY  IMPOLITE ....^~**&£
&**~^.....         TOWARD THE TRAIN DRIVERS!        .....^~**&
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