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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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