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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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