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¨.~///§§@#                  rails                   #@§§///~.¨
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¨.~/%§§@@# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@@§§%/~.¨
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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. #§%~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨..///%%@                                          @%%///..¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨./%@ 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.            ####§%/~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~%@@#                                          #@@%~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~/%§@### 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.         @%//~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~/%§@@@#                                          #@@@§%/~.¨
¨.~/%%%@@@ 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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