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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. .@......@.
....@...@@ ..@......@
@....@..@. 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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