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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 ....^~/%%@
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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 ....^~/%%@
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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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