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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. ;»~.......
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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. ¤%;»~.....
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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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