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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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