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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 ........^~
=~^....... RARER KIND. .......^~=
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=~^....... 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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#£%==~^... GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS ...^~==%£#
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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. .........^
~^........ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO ........^~
=~^....... AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE .......^~=
==~^...... SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ......^~==
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