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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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########## 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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