##.####### ....#..#..
#.##...... ....##.##.
###.#..... #...#.##.#
...###.... .#..###.##
#..#..#... ###.#..##.
##.##.##.. RAILS #..###.#.#
..##.##.#. .#.#..####
#.#.##.### #####.#...
#####.##.. ######################################## #....###..
#....##.#. .#...#..#.
##...#.### ######################################## .##..##.##
..#..###.. .#.#.#.##.
..##.#..#. ########.#
#.#.###.## 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. ........#.
#..#.#.... ........##
.#.####... 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. #..#..#.#.
.###..#..# ##.##.####
##..#.##.# 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. ###......#
..#..####. ...#.....#
#.##.#...# ######## ...##....#
.##.###..# #..#.#...#
##.##..#.# 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! #####.###.
.##..##.#. .....##..#
##.#.#.### .....#.#.#
..######.. .....#####
#.#.....#. #....#....
####....## .#...##...
#...#...#. ###..#.#..