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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. .@@@@.@..@
.@..@@@@@. @@...@@@.@
@@@.@....@ 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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