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@§§;::.... RAILS ....::;§§@
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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. .:»;^§@###
##@@§^;»:. .:»;^§@@##
###@§^;»:. 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. .:»^§@@###
##@@§^;»:. .:»;^§@@##
@@§;:..... SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT .....:;§@@
@@^;::.... FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS ....::;^@@
@@§§§^;»:. IS SIGNALED BY RED OR GREEN LIGHTS. .:»;^§§§@@
@§;:...... ......:;§@
##@@§^;»:. @@@@@@@@ .:»;^§@@##
##@@§^;»:. .:»;^§@@##
#@^;:..... 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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