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.~«^%$@@##                  RAILS                   ##@@$%^«~.
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.~«^%$@### @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ###@$%^«~.
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.~«««%%@@# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@@%%«««~.
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.~«^%$@### TRAINS  ARE  SO  CONSTRUCTED  THAT  THEY ###@$%^«~.
.~«^%%%$## HAVE TO FOLLOW A  SET PATH. THIS PATH IS ##$%%%^«~.
.~«^%$@### CALLED A  "RAILWAY", WHICH IS  COMPRISED ###@$%^«~.
.~«^%$@### OF TWO METAL RAILS, HENCE  ITS NICKNAME. ###@$%^«~.
.~«^%$$$$@                                          @$$$$%^«~.
.~«^%$@### BECAUSE  THE  LOW  FRICTION BETWEEN  THE ###@$%^«~.
...««^$@@@ WHEELS OF THE TRAIN  AND THE RAIL METAL, @@@$^««...
....~«^%@# THERE ARE  LIMITS FOR HOW  ACUTE A CURVE #@%^«~....
...~«^%%@@ CAN  BE, AND EVEN MORE SO  FOR  HOW MUCH @@%%^«~...
.~«^%%%$$# THE  GROUND  UNDER  THE  RAILS  CAN   BE #$$%%%^«~.
.....~^$$# SLOPED.  THUS A RAILWAY IS OFTEN NOT LED #$$^~.....
.~«^%$@### ON TOP OF HILLS, RATHER  THROUGH THEM IN ###@$%^«~.
.....««%@# TUNNELS   (IF   THEY   ARE   LARGE),  OR #@%««.....
.~«^%$@###            ARTIFICIAL CHASMS.            ###@$%^«~.
.~«^%$@###                                          ###@$%^«~.
....~««%$@ THERE WILL  BE TREES ON THE SIDE  OF THE @$%««~....
....~~^%@# RAILS, BUT  NOT  TOO CLOSE, OR THEY WILL #@%^~~....
.~«^%$@### BE  CUT  DOWN  BY THE  RAILWAY JANITORS. ###@$%^«~.
..~~«%$$@# THERE  WILL  BE  PLAINS,  AND BODIES  OF #@$$%«~~..
....««%@@@                  WATER.                  @@@%««....
.~«^%$@@@#                                          #@@@$%^«~.
~«^%$@#### TRAINS  GO  BY  DAY AND BY  NIGHT. ALONG ####@$%^«~
.~«^%$@###       THE WAY, THERE IS INFORMATION      ###@$%^«~.
....~~^$$@ SCATTERED, OFTEN PUT  ON  TOP  OF POLES, @$$^~~....
.....~^%$# TO BE INTERPRETED BY THE TRAIN  DRIVERS. #$%^~.....
.~«^%$@### DIFFERENT  PARTS  OF  THE  RAILWAY  HAVE ###@$%^«~.
.~«^%$@###          DIFFERENT SPEED LIMITS.         ###@$%^«~.
...«^^%$@@                                          @@$%^^«...
.~«^%$$@## 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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