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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. &..&&&&.&.
&&&&&....& &.&...&&&.
....&...&. 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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