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#&$$^»,... HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS ...,»^$$
#&$$^/,,.. CALLED A "RAILWAY", WHICH IS COMPRISED ..,,/^$$
##&&$^/»,. OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. .,»/^$&#
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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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&^/»»».... 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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###&$^/»,. OFTEN THIS PROVES TO BE THE SHORTER .,»/^$##
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