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.:==%£§@##  lines. they're usually mounted halfway  ##@§£%==:.
.:==%£§@## between  the  rails   and  the  overhead ##@§£%==:.
.:==%£§@##                powerlines.               ##@§£%==:.
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.:==%£§###    secretive about their symbols and     ###§£%==:.
.:=%£§@### machines,  so   also   with   the   this ###@§£%=:.
.:==%£§@## transformer.  what  we  know  is what we ##@§£%==:.
.:==%£§@##               can observe.               ##@§£%==:.
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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 ##@§£%==:.
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.:==%£§@## water avoids  them.  in light  rain, the ##@§£%==:.
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.:==%£§@@# 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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.:===%£§§#    superstition exist that they also     #§§£%===:.
.:===%%££§ affect  spirits,  gijinkas, and even the §££%%===:.
.:==%£§###        souls of living creatures.        ###§£%==:.
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