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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. .......~»*
^*»~...... ......~»*^
@^*»~..... 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. .....~»*^@
^*»~...... ......~»*^
*»~....... 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. ...~»*^@##
###@^*»~.. ..~»*^@###
####@^*»~. 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. ......~»*^
*»~....... .......~»*
^*»~...... 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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