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###§$$:~,. COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY .,~:$$§###
###§$$:~,. LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY .,~:$$§###
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###§$$:~,. NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY .,~:$$§###
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§§$~~..... PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. .....~~$§§
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§$:,...... THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL ENVIRONMENT ......,:$§
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###§$$:~,. SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO .,~:$$§###
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