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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 .&.&&.&.&&
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..&.&&&..& RAILS, BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, OR THEY WILL &&&&.&....
.&&&..&.&. BE CUT DOWN BY THE RAILWAY JANITORS. ...&&&....
&..&.&&&&. THERE WILL BE PLAINS, AND BODIES OF ..&..&....
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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 ....&.&&.&
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&&..&.&&&. 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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