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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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