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,,,,,,,«/^                  RAILS                   ^/«,,,,,,,
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,,,,«/^£@# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@£^/«,,,,
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,,«/^£@### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ###@£^/«,,
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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.         ##@£^/«,,,
,,,,«/^£@#                                          #@£^/«,,,,
,,,,,«/^£@ 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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