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####£%\-,. powerlines. .,-\%£####
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####£%\-,. artifacts/symbols, they belong to the .,-\%£####
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####£%\-,. secretive about their symbols and .,-\%£####
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####£%\-,. can observe. .,-\%£####
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####£%\-,. meters to each side of it. tranins do .,-\%£####
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####£%\-,. 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. .,-\%#####
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####£%\-,. placed near to larger bodies of water. .,-\%£####
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####£%\-,. souls of living creatures. .,-\%£####
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