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¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§§ BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD ¨¨¨§§¨§§¨¨
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§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§ A SUCKING TRANSFORMER IS SURROUNDED BY ¨§§¨§¨§§§¨
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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 §¨¨§¨§§§§¨
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