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.~-\$##@##                  RAILS                   ##@##$\-~.
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....~\\$#@ ######################################## @#$\\~....
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.~-\§$##@# ######################################## #@##$§\-~.
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.~-\§$##@# 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. ####$§\-~.
.~-\§$##@#                                          #@##$§\-~.
.~-\§$##@# 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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