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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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