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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. #££§^-....
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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 §^-.......
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