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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. ...&......
...&.....& &...&.....
....&..... 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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