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##@%*^-.,,                   rails                  ,,.-^*%@##
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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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