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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. ......-~†*
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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.                  ..-~†*%#¶#
¶#%*†~-...                                          ...-~†*%#¶
#%*†~-.... 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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