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^«~....... 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 ..~«^%£@¶#
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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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