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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. @........@
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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. @@..@@@@@@
@..@@..@@@ .....@@@@@
........@. 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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