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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 ##£££%*«,.
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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 ####£%*«,.
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..,««««*%# 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 ####£%*«,.
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.,«*%£#### there  will  be  plains,  and bodies  of ####£%*«,.
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.,«*%£#### trains  go by  day and  by  night. along ####£%*«,.
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.,«*%£#### 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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.,«*%%%£## path  between two  points. however  this ##£%%%*«,.
.,«*%£#### is  frowned  upon,   and  very  impolite ####£%*«,.
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