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,,,,,,,,,,                  RAILS                   ,,,,,,,,,,
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%-~,,,,,,, @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ,,,,,,,~-%
$%-~,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,~-%$
@$%-~,,,,, @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ,,,,,~-%$@
#@$%-~,,,,                                          ,,,,~-%$@#
@#@$%-~,,,                                          ,,,~-%$@#@
#@#@$%-~,, TRAINS  ARE  SO  CONSTRUCTED  THAT  THEY ,,~-%$@#@#
##@#@$%-~, HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET  PATH. THIS PATH IS ,~-%$@#@##
#@#@$%-~,, CALLED A "RAILWAY", WHICH  IS  COMPRISED ,,~-%$@#@#
@#@$%-~,,, OF TWO METAL RAILS,  HENCE ITS NICKNAME. ,,,~-%$@#@
#@$%-~,,,,                                          ,,,,~-%$@#
@$%-~,,,,, BECAUSE  THE  LOW FRICTION  BETWEEN  THE ,,,,,~-%$@
$%-~,,,,,, WHEELS OF THE TRAIN  AND THE RAIL METAL, ,,,,,,~-%$
%-~,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,~-%
$%-~,,,,,, THERE  WILL  BE  PLAINS,  AND BODIES  OF ,,,,,,~-%$
@$%-~,,,,,                  WATER.                  ,,,,,~-%$@
#@$%-~,,,,                                          ,,,,~-%$@#
@#@$%-~,,, TRAINS GO  BY DAY  AND  BY  NIGHT. ALONG ,,,~-%$@#@
#@#@$%-~,,       THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION      ,,~-%$@#@#
##@#@$%-~, SCATTERED, OFTEN PUT  ON  TOP  OF POLES, ,~-%$@#@##
#@#@$%-~,, TO  BE INTERPRETED BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. ,,~-%$@#@#
@#@$%-~,,, DIFFERENT  PARTS  OF  THE  RAILWAY  HAVE ,,,~-%$@#@
#@$%-~,,,,         DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS.          ,,,,~-%$@#
@$%-~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~-%$@
$%-~,,,,,, SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO  STOP AND WAIT ,,,,,,~-%$
%-~,,,,,,, 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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$%-~,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,~-%$
@$%-~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~-%$@
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