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.......~»^ 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 #££@*^»~..
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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 #££@*^»~..
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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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