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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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