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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. .....,«/%*
%/«,...... ......,«/%
/«,....... 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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