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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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