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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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