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&$%†~~....                   RAILS                  ....~~†%$&
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$%†~~..... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& .....~~†%$
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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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$%†~~..... THERE  WILL BE TREES ON THE SIDE OF  THE .....~~†%$
&$%†~~.... RAILS,  BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, OR  THEY WILL ....~~†%$&
#&$%†~~... BE CUT DOWN  BY  THE  RAILWAY  JANITORS. ...~~†%$&#
##&$%†~~.. THERE  WILL  BE  PLAINS,  AND BODIES  OF ..~~†%$&##
###&$%†~~.                  WATER.                  .~~†%$&###
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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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