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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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