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%*;-~..... RAILS .....~-;*%
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#@@%*;-~.. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ..~-;*%@@#
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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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