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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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