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,.~~//$$&#                                          #&$$//~~.,
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,,,~~$$&&&                   RAILS                  &&&$$~~,,,
,.~/$&&&&&                                          &&&&&$/~.,
,,,,.~//&#                                          #&//~.,,,,
,.~/$&&### &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ###&&$/~.,
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,,../$$$&& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &&$$$/..,,
,,,,~/$$&#                                          #&$$/~,,,,
,.~/$&&###                                          ###&&$/~.,
,,,,,~/$&& TRAINS  ARE  SO  CONSTRUCTED  THAT  THEY &&$/~,,,,,
,.~/$&&### HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH  IS ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&### CALLED  A "RAILWAY",  WHICH IS COMPRISED ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$$$&## OF TWO METAL RAILS,  HENCE ITS NICKNAME. ##&$$$/~.,
,.~~~/$$&#                                          #&$$/~~~.,
,.~/$&&### BECAUSE THE  LOW  FRICTION  BETWEEN  THE ###&&$/~.,
,,.../$$&# WHEELS  OF THE TRAIN AND THE RAIL METAL, #&$$/...,,
,.~/$&&### THERE ARE  LIMITS FOR  HOW ACUTE A CURVE ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&### CAN  BE,  AND EVEN MORE  SO FOR HOW MUCH ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&### THE  GROUND  UNDER  THE  RAILS  CAN   BE ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&### SLOPED. THUS A RAILWAY IS OFTEN  NOT LED ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&### ON TOP OF HILLS, RATHER  THROUGH THEM IN ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&#### TUNNELS   (IF   THEY   ARE  LARGE),   OR ####&$/~.,
,.~/$&&###            ARTIFICIAL CHASMS.            ###&&$/~.,
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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. #&&//.,,,,
,.~/$&&&## THERE  WILL  BE  PLAINS, AND  BODIES  OF ##&&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&###                  WATER.                  ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&&&&                                          &&&&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&### TRAINS  GO BY  DAY  AND  BY NIGHT. ALONG ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&###       THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION      ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&### SCATTERED, OFTEN  PUT  ON TOP  OF POLES, ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&### TO BE INTERPRETED BY  THE TRAIN DRIVERS. ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&&## DIFFERENT  PARTS  OF  THE  RAILWAY  HAVE ##&&&$/~.,
,..../$&&#          DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS.         #&&$/....,
,.~/$&&###                                          ###&&$/~.,
,.~/$&&&&# SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND  WAIT #&&&&$/~.,
,,,,,~$$&# FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY.  THIS #&$$~,,,,,
,.~/$&&&## IS  SIGNALED  BY RED  OR  GREEN  LIGHTS. ##&&&$/~.,
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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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