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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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