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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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