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#,#,#,#,#,  LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY  #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,#,     SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND    #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#, MACHINES,   SO   ALSO  WITH   THE   THIS #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,#,               CAN OBSERVE.               #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,#, TWO   SIGNS,  BOTH  AROUND  TWENTY  FOUR #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#, METERS  TO EACH  SIDE OF IT. TRANINS  DO #,#,#,#,#,
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#,#,#,#,#, 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 #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#, DRY.  A  COMMON  SIGHT  IS  A  CREEK  OR #,#,#,#,#,
#,#,#,#,#,   STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR.    #,#,#,#,#,
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