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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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