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#@@¤%^;~:. COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY .:~;^%¤@@#
@¤¤¤%^;~:. LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY .:~;^%¤¤¤@
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#@@¤%^;~:. POWERLINES. .:~;^%¤@@#
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#@@¤%^;~:. METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO .:~;^%¤@@#
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#@@¤%^;~:. BETWEEN HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO .:~;^%¤@@#
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#@@¤%^;~:. WATER AVOIDS THEM. IN LIGHT RAIN, THE .:~;^%¤@@#
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¤^;:...... THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL ENVIRONMENT ......:;^¤
@¤^;:..... IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THEY SEEM TO PULL .....:;^¤@
#@@¤%^;~:. IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. .:~;^%¤@@#
¤¤^;~..... SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO .....~;^¤¤
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