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§$§\~,.... RAILS ....,~\§$§
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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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