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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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#£§%=*~:.. BE CUT DOWN BY THE RAILWAY JANITORS. ..:~*=%§£#
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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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#£§%=*~:.. OFTEN THIS PROVES TO BE THE SHORTER ..:~*=%§£#
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