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@*^~-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-~^*@
*^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^*
^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ RAILS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨-~^*@@@
@@*^~-¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨-~^*@@
@*^~-¨¨¨¨¨ @@@@@@@@ ¨¨¨¨¨-~^*@
*^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^*
^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
^~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~^