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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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