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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. ##@££*^-,,
,,-^*££@## ##@££*^-,,
,,,,,,^£££ 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 ##@££*^-,,
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,,-^*££@## 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. £££££*^-,,
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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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