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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. &%*-,.....
....,-*% #&%*-,....
...,-*%# 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. ###&%*-,..
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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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