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%*«~......                  RAILS                   ......~«*%
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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.            .~«*%§¤¶##
#¶¤§%*«~..                                          ..~«*%§¤¶#
¶¤§%*«~... 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.          ....~«*%§¤
¶¤§%*«~...                                          ...~«*%§¤¶
#¶¤§%*«~.. 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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¤§%*«~....                 ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤                 ....~«*%§¤
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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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