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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. ,,,»»^^#¶¶
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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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