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%%*--¨¨¨¨¨ component) found mainly along railway ¨¨¨¨¨--*%%
%*--¨¨¨¨¨¨ lines. they're usually mounted halfway ¨¨¨¨¨¨--*%
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£@%%*--¨¨¨ artifacts/symbols, they belong to the ¨¨¨--*%%@£
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%%*--¨¨¨¨¨ secretive about their symbols and ¨¨¨¨¨--*%%
%*--¨¨¨¨¨¨ machines, so also with the this ¨¨¨¨¨¨--*%
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%%*--¨¨¨¨¨ two signs, both around twenty four ¨¨¨¨¨--*%%
@%%*--¨¨¨¨ meters to each side of it. tranins do ¨¨¨¨--*%%@
£@%%*--¨¨¨ not stop between these signs during any ¨¨¨--*%%@£
@£@%%*--¨¨ circumstances - if the choice is ¨¨--*%%@£@
#@£@%%*--¨ between halting within, or running into ¨--*%%@£@#
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--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ stream making a half-circle detour. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
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%*--¨¨¨¨¨¨ placed near to larger bodies of water. ¨¨¨¨¨¨--*%
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#@£@%%*--¨ is poorly understood. they seem to pull ¨--*%%@£@#
@£@%%*--¨¨ in stray fields and electricities. ¨¨--*%%@£@
£@%%*--¨¨¨ superstition exist that they also ¨¨¨--*%%@£
@%%*--¨¨¨¨ affect spirits, gijinkas, and even the ¨¨¨¨--*%%@
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