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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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##@#$**«~¨ because  the low  friction  between  the ¨~«**$#@##
##@#$**«~¨ wheels of the train  and the rail metal, ¨~«**$#@##
###@#$*«~¨ there  are  limits for how acute a curve ¨~«*$#@###
##@#$**«~¨ can be,  and even more so  for  how much ¨~«**$#@##
@$$**«¨¨¨¨ the  ground  under  the  rails  can   be ¨¨¨¨«**$$@
##@#$**«~¨ sloped. thus a railway is often not  led ¨~«**$#@##
##@#$**«~¨ on top  of hills, rather through them in ¨~«**$#@##
#$$$*~¨¨¨¨ tunnels  (if   they   are   large),   or ¨¨¨¨~*$$$#
####$**«~¨            artificial chasms.            ¨~«**$####
##@#$**«~¨                                          ¨~«**$#@##
@@##$**«~¨ there will be trees on the  side of  the ¨~«**$##@@
#@##$**«~¨ rails,  but not too  close, or they will ¨~«**$##@#
#$*~~~~~¨¨ be cut  down  by  the railway  janitors. ¨¨~~~~~*$#
##@#$**«~¨ there  will  be plains,  and  bodies  of ¨~«**$#@##
##@#$**«~¨                  water.                  ¨~«**$#@##
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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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