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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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