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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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