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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 ¨¨¨^~:%*£@
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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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