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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. ...@@..@@@
@..@@..@@@ @@......@@
........@@ 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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