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,,,,,,,,,,                   RAILS                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~/^ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ^/~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,~/^&& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &&^/~,,,,,
,,,,~/^&&#                                          #&&^/~,,,,
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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.            &&^/~,,,,,
,,,,~/^&&#                                          #&&^/~,,,,
,,,~/^&&## 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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