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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 $*:«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:* TUNNELS   (IF   THEY  ARE   LARGE),   OR *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«:            ARTIFICIAL CHASMS.            :«^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,^ THERE WILL BE  TREES  ON THE SIDE OF THE ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, RAILS, BUT  NOT TOO CLOSE, OR  THEY WILL ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, BE  CUT DOWN  BY  THE RAILWAY  JANITORS. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THERE  WILL  BE  PLAINS,  AND  BODIES OF ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,^«: TRAINS  GO  BY  DAY AND BY  NIGHT. ALONG :«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«:*      THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION       *:«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«:*$ 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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