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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.         @@&;;;«...
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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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