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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!