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,,,:«^*£@£                                          £@£*^«:,,,
,,:«^*£@£#                                          #£@£*^«:,,
,:«^*£@£##                  RAILS                   ##£@£*^«:,
,,:«^*£@£#                                          #£@£*^«:,,
,,,:«^*£@£                                          £@£*^«:,,,
,,,,:«^*£@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @£*^«:,,,,
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,,,,,,:«^* @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ *^«:,,,,,,
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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. £@£*^«:,,,
,,:«^*£@£#                                          #£@£*^«:,,
,:«^*£@£##                 @@@@@@@@                 ##£@£*^«:,
,,:«^*£@£#                                          #£@£*^«:,,
,,,:«^*£@£ 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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