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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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@##&††«::. 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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