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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 ##£&§%:«^¨
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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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