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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 $§;~~.....
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...~~;§$££ the ground under the rails can be ££$§;~~...
..~~;§$££# sloped. thus a railway is often not led #££$§;~~..
.~~;§$££## on top of hills, rather through them in ##££$§;~~.
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......~~;§ rails, but not too close, or they will §;~~......
.......~~; be cut down by the railway janitors. ;~~.......
........~~ there will be plains, and bodies of ~~........
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.........~ trains go by day and by night. along ~.........
........~~ the way, there is information ~~........
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......~~;§ to be interpreted by the train drivers. §;~~......
.....~~;§$ different parts of the railway have $§;~~.....
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......~~;§ many people follow the rails by foot. §;~~......
.......~~; often this proves to be the shorter ;~~.......
........~~ path between two points. however this ~~........
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