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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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