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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 ........:~
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