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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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