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.~«:§****¶                  rails                   ¶****§:«~.
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.~«:§§§**¶ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ¶**§§§:«~.
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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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