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¨^=**§&@## COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY ##@&§**=^¨
¨¨^=**§&@# LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY #@&§**=^¨¨
¨¨¨^=**§&@ BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD @&§**=^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=**§& POWERLINES. &§**=^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=* =VERY BIG=. INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE *=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^= MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^= GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS =^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨^=** IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. **=^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^=**§ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO §**=^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^=**§& AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE &§**=^¨¨¨¨
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