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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. &&&..&&...
&&&&&....& &&......&&
&&&&..&&.. 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. .&&&&&&&&.
......&&.. ..&&&&&&..
&&&&&....& 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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