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###&$*:-~¨ A TYPE OF TRANSFORMER (AN ELECTRICAL ¨~-:*$&###
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###&$*:-~¨ LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ¨~-:*$&###
&$$$:--¨¨¨ BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD ¨¨¨--:$$$&
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###&$*:-~¨ MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS ¨~-:*$&###
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&*:~¨¨¨¨¨¨ TWO SIGNS, BOTH AROUND TWENTY FOUR ¨¨¨¨¨¨~:*&
#&&**:~¨¨¨ METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO ¨¨¨~:**&&#
###&$*:-~¨ NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY ¨~-:*$&###
###&$*:-~¨ CIRCUMSTANCES - IF THE CHOICE IS ¨~-:*$&###
##&$$*:-~¨ BETWEEN HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO ¨~-:*$$&##
###&$*:-~¨ ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER ¨~-:*$&###
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####&$:-~¨ DRY. A COMMON SIGHT IS A CREEK OR ¨~-:$&####
#$***--¨¨¨ STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR. ¨¨¨--***$#
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&&*:::~¨¨¨ PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. ¨¨¨~:::*&&
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###&$*:-~¨ IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. ¨~-:*$&###
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###&$*:-~¨ SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ¨~-:*$&###
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