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&=^»:..... Lines. They'Re Usually Mounted Halfway .....:»^=&
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.......... »Very Big». Instead, Not As Many Are ..........
.......... Needed. Among All Rail-Adjacent ..........
.......... Artifacts/Symbols, They Belong To The ..........
.......... Rarer Kind. ..........
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#&&=^»:... Can Observe. ...:»^=&
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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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.......... Water Avoids Them. In Light Rain, The ..........
.......... Ground Closest To A Transformer Stays ..........
.......... Dry. A Common Sight Is A Creek Or ..........
.......... Stream Making A Half-Circle Detour. ..........
.......... Generally, Sucking Transformers Are Not ..........
:......... Placed Near To Larger Bodies Of Water. .........:
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