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