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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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