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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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