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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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