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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, ......,/%#
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####%=/«,. 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 ....,/==%#
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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 .,«/=%%###
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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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