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.-~†=£§@## §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ##@§£=†~-.
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...-~†=£§@ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ @§£=†~-...
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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 =†~-......
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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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