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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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&%^~...... TWO  SIGNS,   BOTH  AROUND  TWENTY  FOUR ......~^%&
##@&%%^~:. METERS  TO  EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS  DO .:~^%%&@##
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##@&%%^~:. ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE,  THEY PREFER .:~^%%&@##
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#&&&%%^~:. GROUND CLOSEST  TO  A TRANSFORMER  STAYS .:~^%%&&
@&&%^^^~:. DRY.  A  COMMON  SIGHT  IS  A  CREEK  OR .:~^^^%&&@
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##@&%%^~:. AFFECT  SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND  EVEN THE .:~^%%&@##
&%~.......        SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES.        .......~%&
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