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.^~*†#¶###  lines. they're usually mounted halfway  ###¶#†*~^.
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.^~*†£#¶##    secretive about their symbols and     ##¶#£†*~^.
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....^**†## a sucking  transformer is surrounded  by ##†**^....
.^~*†£#¶## two  signs,  both   around  twenty  four ##¶#£†*~^.
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.^~*†£#¶## not stop between these signs during  any ##¶#£†*~^.
.^~*†£#¶## circumstances   -   if  the   choice  is ##¶#£†*~^.
.^~*†£#¶## between halting  within, or running into ##¶#£†*~^.
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.^~*†£#¶## water avoids  them.  in  light rain, the ##¶#£†*~^.
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....~~††## dry.  a  common  sight  is  a  creek  or ##††~~....
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.^~*†£#¶¶# placed near to larger bodies  of  water. #¶¶#£†*~^.
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