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#¤*$^«:... TRAINS ARE SO CONSTRUCTED THAT THEY ...:«^$*¤#
##¤*$^«:.. HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS ..:«^$*¤##
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##¤*$^«:.. OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. ..:«^$*¤##
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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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$^«:...... TRAINS GO BY DAY AND BY NIGHT. ALONG ......:«^$
*$^«:..... THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION .....:«^$*
¤*$^«:.... SCATTERED, OFTEN PUT ON TOP OF POLES, ....:«^$*¤
#¤*$^«:... TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE TRAIN DRIVERS. ...:«^$*¤#
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###¤*$^«:. DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS. .:«^$*¤###
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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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*$^«:..... MANY PEOPLE FOLLOW THE RAILS BY FOOT. .....:«^$*
¤*$^«:.... OFTEN THIS PROVES TO BE THE SHORTER ....:«^$*¤
#¤*$^«:... PATH BETWEEN TWO POINTS. HOWEVER THIS ...:«^$*¤#
##¤*$^«:.. IS FROWNED UPON, AND VERY IMPOLITE ..:«^$*¤##
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