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@@¶¤§$:~.. trains are so constructed that they ..~:$§¤¶@@
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##@¤§$:~.. of two metal rails, hence its nickname. ..~:$§¤@##
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##@¤§$:~.. because the low friction between the ..~:$§¤@##
¶¤$:~..... wheels of the train and the rail metal, .....~:$¤¶
#@¶¤§$:~.. there are limits for how acute a curve ..~:$§¤¶@#
##@¤§$:~.. can be, and even more so for how much ..~:$§¤@##
¤$:....... the ground under the rails can be .......:$¤
¤$$::~.... sloped. thus a railway is often not led ....~::$$¤
##@¤§$:~.. on top of hills, rather through them in ..~:$§¤@##
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##¶¤§$:~.. artificial chasms. ..~:$§¤¶##
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#@¶¤§$:~.. there will be trees on the side of the ..~:$§¤¶@#
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@@¶¤§$:~.. be cut down by the railway janitors. ..~:$§¤¶@@
##¶¤§$:~.. there will be plains, and bodies of ..~:$§¤¶##
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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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@@¶¤§$:~.. for something to happen, far away. this ..~:$§¤¶@@
¶§§:~..... is signaled by red or green lights. .....~:§§¶
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@¤$~...... path between two points. however this ......~$¤@
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