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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.            ##@#§=\«.¨
¨.«\=§#@##                                          ##@#§=\«.¨
¨¨...«=§## 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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