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§†«:¨¨¨¨¨¨  Component) Found Mainly Along Railway   ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«†§
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&*§†«:¨¨¨¨ Between   The  Rails  And  The  Overhead ¨¨¨¨:«†§*&
£&*§†«:¨¨¨               Powerlines.                ¨¨¨:«†§*&£
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£&*§†«:¨¨¨      Needed. Among All Rail-Adjacent     ¨¨¨:«†§*&£
&*§†«:¨¨¨¨  Artifacts/Symbols, They Belong To The   ¨¨¨¨:«†§*&
*§†«:¨¨¨¨¨                Rarer Kind.               ¨¨¨¨¨:«†§*
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&*§†«:¨¨¨¨     Secretive About Their Symbols And    ¨¨¨¨:«†§*&
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#@£&*§†«:¨               Can Observe.               ¨:«†§*&£@#
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*§†«:¨¨¨¨¨ Meters  To  Each Side Of It. Tranins  Do ¨¨¨¨¨:«†§*
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&*§†«:¨¨¨¨                Colliding.                ¨¨¨¨:«†§*&
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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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*§†«:¨¨¨¨¨ Their Function For The  Rail Environment ¨¨¨¨¨:«†§*
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£&*§†«:¨¨¨    In Stray Fields And Electricities.    ¨¨¨:«†§*&£
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#@£&*§†«:¨ Affect Spirits,  Gijinkas, And  Even The ¨:«†§*&£@#
@£&*§†«:¨¨        Souls Of Living Creatures.        ¨¨:«†§*&£@
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