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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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