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..^»^$§££# HAVE TO FOLLOW A SET PATH. THIS PATH IS #££§$^»^..
.^»^$§££## CALLED A "RAILWAY", WHICH IS COMPRISED ##££§$^»^.
..^»^$§££# OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE ITS NICKNAME. #££§$^»^..
...^»^$§££ ££§$^»^...
....^»^$§£ BECAUSE THE LOW FRICTION BETWEEN THE £§$^»^....
.....^»^$§ WHEELS OF THE TRAIN AND THE RAIL METAL, §$^»^.....
......^»^$ THERE ARE LIMITS FOR HOW ACUTE A CURVE $^»^......
.......^»^ CAN BE, AND EVEN MORE SO FOR HOW MUCH ^»^.......
........^» THE GROUND UNDER THE RAILS CAN BE »^........
.........^ SLOPED. THUS A RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT LED ^.........
.......... ON TOP OF HILLS, RATHER THROUGH THEM IN ..........
.......... TUNNELS (IF THEY ARE LARGE), OR ..........
.......... ARTIFICIAL CHASMS. ..........
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........^» THERE WILL BE TREES ON THE SIDE OF THE »^........
.......^»^ RAILS, BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, OR THEY WILL ^»^.......
......^»^$ 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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