-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                  rails                   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-
^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^
*^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^*
$*^-~¨¨¨¨¨ trains  are  so  constructed  that  they ¨¨¨¨¨~-^*$
§$*^-~¨¨¨¨ have to follow a set path.  this path is ¨¨¨¨~-^*$§
#§$*^-~¨¨¨ called a  "railway", which is  comprised ¨¨¨~-^*$§#
##§$*^-~¨¨ of two metal rails, hence its  nickname. ¨¨~-^*$§##
###§$*^-~¨                                          ¨~-^*$§###
##§$*^-~¨¨ because  the low  friction  between  the ¨¨~-^*$§##
#§$*^-~¨¨¨ wheels of the train and  the rail metal, ¨¨¨~-^*$§#
§$*^-~¨¨¨¨ there are limits for how  acute  a curve ¨¨¨¨~-^*$§
$*^-~¨¨¨¨¨ can be,  and even more so for  how  much ¨¨¨¨¨~-^*$
*^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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!         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~