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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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