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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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