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,-^**### RAILS ####&**^-,
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,.-^**## &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ###&**^-.,
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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. ###&**^-.,
,.-^**## ###&**^-.,
,.-^**## 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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,.-^^**# ##&**^^-.,
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