,,~/*@@@@# #@@@@*/~,,
,,~/*@@### ###@@*/~,,
,,,,,~~**@ @**~~,,,,,
,,~/*@@### ###@@*/~,,
,,/*@@#### ####@@*/,,
,,~/*@@@@# RAILS #@@@@*/~,,
,,~/*@@### ###@@*/~,,
,,~/*@@### ###@@*/~,,
,,~/*@@### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ###@@*/~,,
,,,,,,,~*@ @*~,,,,,,,
,,~/*@@### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ###@@*/~,,
,,~/*@@### ###@@*/~,,
,,~/*@@### ###@@*/~,,
,,~/*@@### 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! @*~,,,,,,,
,,~/*@@### ###@@*/~,,
,,,,,~*@@# #@@*~,,,,,
,,~////**@ @**////~,,
,,~/*@@### ###@@*/~,,
,,,,,~/*@# #@*/~,,,,,
,,~/*@@### ###@@*/~,,