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##¤££=†=:. 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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#£†==..... rails,  but not too  close, or they will .....==†£#
##¤===:... be cut  down  by  the  railway janitors. ...:===¤##
¤===...... there will  be  plains,  and  bodies  of ......===¤
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###¤£=†=:. 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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##££==.... for something to happen, far  away. this ....==££##
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###¤£=†=:. path  between  two points.  however this .:=†=£¤###
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#¤=†:::...        toward the train drivers!         ...:::†=¤#
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