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#&%%%~,,,,                   rails                  ,,,,~%%%&#
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##@&%%†~,, &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ,,~†%%&@##
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##@&%%†~,, &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ,,~†%%&@##
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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. ,,~†%%&@##
#&&%%%†~,,                                          ,,~†%%%&&#
##@&%%†~,, 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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