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.....~†%$¤ HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS ¤$%†~.....
....~†%$¤@ CALLED A "RAILWAY", WHICH IS COMPRISED @¤$%†~....
...~†%$¤@# OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. #@¤$%†~...
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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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