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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!