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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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