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^«^.......                  RAILS                   .......^«^
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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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