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§§**†~.... METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO ....~†**§§
§§*--~.... NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY ....~--*§§
§§*---.... CIRCUMSTANCES - IF THE CHOICE IS ....---*§§
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###§**†-~. ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER .~-†**§###
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§*-....... STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR. .......-*§
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####§*†-~. PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. .~-†*§####
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####§*†-~. IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THEY SEEM TO PULL .~-†*§####
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####§**-~. SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO .~-**§####
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