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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 ..:-^§§§¶#
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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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