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##&%%^«... TRAINS  ARE  SO  CONSTRUCTED  THAT  THEY ...«^%%&##
#&%%^«.... HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET  PATH. THIS PATH IS ....«^%%&#
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^«........ BECAUSE  THE  LOW  FRICTION  BETWEEN THE ........«^
%^«....... WHEELS OF  THE TRAIN AND THE RAIL METAL, .......«^%
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&%%^«..... 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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%^«....... RAILS, BUT NOT  TOO  CLOSE, OR THEY WILL .......«^%
^«........ BE  CUT  DOWN BY  THE RAILWAY  JANITORS. ........«^
%^«....... THERE  WILL BE  PLAINS,  AND  BODIES  OF .......«^%
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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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