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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.         
                                          
 sometimes, trains have to stop and  wait 
 for something to happen,  far away. this 
 is  signaled by  red  or  green  lights. 
                                          
                                  
                                          
 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!