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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 &&&&.&.&..
....&&.&&& TOWARD THE TRAIN DRIVERS! ...&&&&&..
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