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@#%$;;;«.. LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ..«;;;$%#@
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##$$$$;«.. «VERY BIG«. INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE ..«;$$$$##
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##@#%$;«.. METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO ..«;$%#@##
##@#%$;«.. NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY ..«;$%#@##
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##@#%$;«.. BETWEEN HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO ..«;$%#@##
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##@#%$;«.. STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR. ..«;$%#@##
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