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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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