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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.                  
                                          
 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. 
                                          
                                  
                                          
 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!