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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. .......^»^
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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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