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..#......#  COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY   ...#.##...
...#.....#  LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY  .....###..
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.........# MACHINES,  SO   ALSO   WITH   THE   THIS ......###.
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