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¨¨~~^^*@@# #@@*^^~~¨¨
¨~~^^*@@## ##@@*^^~~¨
~~^^*@@### RAILS ###@@*^^~~
¨~~^^*@@## ##@@*^^~~¨
¨¨~~^^*@@# #@@*^^~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~^^*@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@*^^~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~^^*@@# #@@*^^~~¨¨
¨~~^^*@@## @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ##@@*^^~~¨
~~^^*@@### ###@@*^^~~
¨~~^^*@@## ##@@*^^~~¨
¨¨~~^^*@@# 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. @@*^^~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~^^*@@# #@@*^^~~¨¨
¨~~^^*@@## 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. #@@*^^~~¨¨
¨~~^^*@@## ##@@*^^~~¨
~~^^*@@### SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT ###@@*^^~~
¨~~^^*@@## FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS ##@@*^^~~¨
¨¨~~^^*@@# IS SIGNALED BY RED OR GREEN LIGHTS. #@@*^^~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~^^*@@ @@*^^~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~^^*@@# @@@@@@@@ #@@*^^~~¨¨
¨~~^^*@@## ##@@*^^~~¨
~~^^*@@### 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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¨¨~~^^*@@# #@@*^^~~¨¨
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