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,,,::::# RAILS ##&::::,,,
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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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