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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ COLLIDING. ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~; IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. ;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO ~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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