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,,,:~*†@&#                   rails                  #&@†*~:,,,
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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.          @†*~:,,,,,
,,,,:~*†@&                                          &@†*~:,,,,
,,,:~*†@&# 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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