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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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