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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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