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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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