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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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