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###¤%%*»^. RAILS .^»*%%¤###
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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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