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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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