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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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