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**/~^,,,,,                  rails                   ,,,,,^~/**
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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, ,,,^~/**¤#
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#@#¤**/~^, 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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