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§^~^,,,,,,                  rails                   ,,,,,,^~^§
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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.            ,,,^~^§¤§#
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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.                  ,,,,,^~^§¤
§^~^,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,^~^§
^~^,,,,,,, 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. ,,^~^§¤§##
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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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