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##$::::~:¨ LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ¨:~::::$##
##$::::¨¨¨ BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD ¨¨¨::::$##
§$*~~~:¨¨¨ POWERLINES. ¨¨¨:~~~*$§
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###§$*:~:¨ TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE KNOW IS WHAT WE ¨:~:*$§###
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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 ¨¨¨¨~~:*§§
###§$*:~:¨ COLLIDING. ¨:~:*$§###
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###§$*:~:¨ DRY. A COMMON SIGHT IS A CREEK OR ¨:~:*$§###
§$$**::~:¨ STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR. ¨:~::**$$§
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###§$*:~:¨ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO ¨:~:*$§###
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