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#¶§£^..... 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 ..~^*£§¶##
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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 ..~^*£§¶##
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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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¶§£*~~.... 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 ......^^£¶
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