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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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