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..~»:^*##@ RAILS @##*^:»~..
.~»:^*##@# #@##*^:»~.
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...~»:^*## ######################################## ##*^:»~...
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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. @##*^:»~..
...~»:^*## ##*^:»~...
....~»:^*# 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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..~»:^*##@ @##*^:»~..
.~»:^*##@# #@##*^:»~.
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