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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. .@@@@@@..@
..@@@@@..@ ..@@@@....
@..@@@.... 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. .@@..@@@@@
..@@@@@... ......@@@@
...@@@..@@ 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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