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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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