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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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