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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. .@@...@@@.
.@...@.@@@ @@.@..@..@
@@@..@@@.. 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. ..@@.@@@@@
@...@@@@@. @.@.@@....
@@..@....@ 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. ..@.@@.@@.
.@@..@@.@. ..@@@.@@.@
@@.@.@.@@@ 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. @..@@@..@@
...@@@.@@. @@.@..@.@.
...@..@@.@ @@@@@@@@ ..@@@.@@@@
@..@@.@.@@ @.@..@@...
@@.@.@@@@. 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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