.@.....@.. @.....@@@.
...@@@.... ..@@@..@..
@@..@..@@@ @..@.....@
@.......@@ .....@@@..
..@@@@@... .@@@..@...
@..@@@..@@ 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. ..@..@@...
@@@@@..@@@ ........@@
@@@@....@@ 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. .@@@@@....
..@@@@@..@ ..@@@..@@@
...@@@.... @@@@@@@@ @..@....@.
@@..@..@@. .....@@...
.......... 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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.....@@... .@@.....@.