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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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