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,,,,,,,,,~                   rails                  ~,,,,,,,,,
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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 «~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~«† tunnels   (if   they   are   large),  or †«~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~«†=            artificial chasms.            =†«~,,,,,,
,,,,,~«†=*                                          *=†«~,,,,,
,,,,~«†=*& 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.                  @@&*=†«~,,
,,,~«†=*&@                                          @&*=†«~,,,
,,,,~«†=*& 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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