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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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