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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 .::§*@¶@##
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##@¶@*:»:. 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 .:»:§*@¶@#
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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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