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£&$^*»:,,, LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ,,,:»*^$&£
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$^*»:,,,,, NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT ,,,,,:»*^$
^*»:,,,,,, ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE ,,,,,,:»*^
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,,,,,,,,,, THE RAILPEOPLE ARE IN GENERAL VERY ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE KNOW IS WHAT WE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CAN OBSERVE. ,,,,,,,,,,
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*»:,,,,,,, METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO ,,,,,,,:»*
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$^*»:,,,,, CIRCUMSTANCES - IF THE CHOICE IS ,,,,,:»*^$
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*»:,,,,,,, PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. ,,,,,,,:»*
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,,,,,,,,,, THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL ENVIRONMENT ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THEY SEEM TO PULL ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ,,,,,,,,,,
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