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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. ###&***~,,
,,~***## ###&***~,,
,,~******& 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. ####***~,,
,,,~~**& #&&**~~,,,
,,~***## 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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,,,,,,** &&&&&&&& #&**,,,,,,
,,~***## ###&***~,,
,,~***## 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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,,~******& &******~,,
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