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#££*/~,,,, artifacts/symbols, they belong to the ,,,,~/*££#
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##££*/~,,, a sucking transformer is surrounded by ,,,~/*££##
#££*/~,,,, two signs, both around twenty four ,,,,~/*££#
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###££*/~,, between halting within, or running into ,,~/*££###
##££*/~,,, another train just outside, they prefer ,,,~/*££##
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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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