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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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