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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. @...@@...@
.@..@..@@@ @@..@.@..@
@@@.@@.@.. 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. ..@@..@..@
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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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