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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. ##@@£**~^.
..^~**£@@# #@@£**~^..
...^~**£@@ 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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