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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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&....&..&& OFTEN THIS PROVES TO BE THE SHORTER .&.&&.&&..
&&...&&.&. PATH BETWEEN TWO POINTS. HOWEVER THIS &&&&.&&.&.
&.&..&.&&& IS FROWNED UPON, AND VERY IMPOLITE ....&&.&&&
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