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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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