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....~†*$&@                  RAILS                   @&$*†~....
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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.          $*†~......
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....~†*$&@ 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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