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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. $:~,......
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........,~ SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT ~,........
........., FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS ,.........
.......... IS SIGNALED BY RED OR GREEN LIGHTS. ..........
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........,~ MANY PEOPLE FOLLOW THE RAILS BY FOOT. ~,........
.......,~: OFTEN THIS PROVES TO BE THE SHORTER :~,.......
......,~:$ PATH BETWEEN TWO POINTS. HOWEVER THIS $:~,......
.....,~:$§ IS FROWNED UPON, AND VERY IMPOLITE §$:~,.....
....,~:$§¤ TOWARD THE TRAIN DRIVERS! ¤§$:~,....
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