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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 ..........
..........                  water.                  ..........
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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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