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,,-^$££¶## component) found mainly along railway ##¶££$^-,,
,,-^$££¶## lines. they're usually mounted halfway ##¶££$^-,,
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,,-^$££¶¶¶ can observe. ¶¶¶££$^-,,
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,,-^$££¶## two signs, both around twenty four ##¶££$^-,,
,,-^$££¶¶¶ meters to each side of it. tranins do ¶¶¶££$^-,,
,,-^$££¶## not stop between these signs during any ##¶££$^-,,
,,-^$££¶## circumstances - if the choice is ##¶££$^-,,
,,,,,^$£¶¶ between halting within, or running into ¶¶£$^,,,,,
,,-^$££¶## another train just outside, they prefer ##¶££$^-,,
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,,-^$££¶## ground closest to a transformer stays ##¶££$^-,,
,,-^$££¶## dry. a common sight is a creek or ##¶££$^-,,
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,,-^$££¶## in stray fields and electricities. ##¶££$^-,,
,,-^$££££# superstition exist that they also #££££$^-,,
,,-^$££££# affect spirits, gijinkas, and even the #££££$^-,,
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