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######.... 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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..#####.## water avoids them. in light rain, the ##..#..#.#
#.#....##. ground closest to a transformer stays ..#.##.###
.###...#.# dry. a common sight is a creek or ..###.##..
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