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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 .......:~*
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