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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.          ####@*=«.,
,,.«=*@###                                          ###@*=«.,,
,,,.«=*@## 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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