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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. .......,~*
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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 ....,~*†¤&
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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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