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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. @@........
..@@...... @..@@@@@@.
@....@@@@@ 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. ..@@......
......@@@. @....@@@@@
.@@@@..@.. 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. @@@@.....@
..@@@@..@. @@@..@@@..
@..@@..... 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. @....@@..@
@..@@...@@ ..@@......
......@... SOMETIMES, TRAINS HAVE TO STOP AND WAIT @....@@@@.
@@@@@...@@ FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, FAR AWAY. THIS ..@@..@@..
.@@@..@..@ IS SIGNALED BY RED OR GREEN LIGHTS. @.........
..@....... ..@@@@@@@@
....@@@@@. @@@@@@@@ ...@@@@@@.
@@@..@@@.. @@..@@@@..
.@....@... 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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