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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.            ##§§%*«,..
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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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...,«*%§§#                 §§§§§§§§                 #§§%*«,...
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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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