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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. £*††~,,,,,
,~«†$*§### there  will  be  plains,  and bodies  of ###§*$†«~,
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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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