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%^~^......                   RAILS                  ......^~^%
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^......... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& .........^
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^~^....... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& .......^~^
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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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