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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.            $*†=~.....
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.......~=† there  will be trees  on the side of the †=~.......
........~= rails, but not  too close, or they  will =~........
.........~ be  cut  down by  the railway  janitors. ~.........
.......... there  will  be  plains,  and bodies  of ..........
..........                  water.                  ..........
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.........~ trains  go  by day  and by night.  along ~.........
........~=       the way, there is information      =~........
.......~=† scattered, often  put  on  top of poles, †=~.......
......~=†* to be interpreted by the  train drivers. *†=~......
.....~=†*$ 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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