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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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