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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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