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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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