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¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY #¨#¨¨¨¨¨##
###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD ####¨¨¨¨#¨
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨ POWERLINES. ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨##
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¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#¨ MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS #¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
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##¨##¨#¨#¨ CAN OBSERVE. #¨¨###¨¨#¨
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¨#¨##¨#¨¨¨ TWO SIGNS, BOTH AROUND TWENTY FOUR #¨#¨¨##¨¨#
####¨###¨¨ METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO ¨###¨#¨#¨#
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#¨¨¨#¨#¨## CIRCUMSTANCES - IF THE CHOICE IS ¨¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨
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#¨#¨#¨¨¨¨# ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER ¨##¨¨¨#¨¨¨
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¨¨#¨¨¨#¨## GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨##¨¨###¨ DRY. A COMMON SIGHT IS A CREEK OR ##¨¨¨##¨¨¨
¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨# STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR. ¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
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¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨## PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
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#¨#####¨¨# IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. ¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨
###¨¨¨¨#¨# SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO ¨¨####¨##¨
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