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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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