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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. ###&£%;~-.
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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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