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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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