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##@¤$†\«~.                  rails                   .~«\†$¤@##
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#@¤$†\«~.. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ..~«\†$¤@#
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#@¤$†\«~.. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ..~«\†$¤@#
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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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