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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. 
                                          
 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!