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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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