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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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