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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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