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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 $§^~^.....
......^~^§            artificial chasms.            §^~^......
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........^~ there  will  be trees on the side of the ~^........
.........^ rails,  but not too close, or  they will ^.........
.......... be cut  down  by the  railway  janitors. ..........
.......... there  will  be plains,  and  bodies  of ..........
..........                  water.                  ..........
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.......... trains go  by day  and by  night.  along ..........
..........      the way, there is information       ..........
.......... scattered,  often  put on top of  poles, ..........
.........^ to  be interpreted by the train drivers. ^.........
........^~ different  parts  of  the  railway  have ~^........
.......^~^         different speed limits.          ^~^.......
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.....^~^§$ 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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