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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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