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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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