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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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