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.&&&&&&.&& Machines, So Also With The This &&&&&&&..&
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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 ..&..&&..&
.&&...&&&& Colliding. .&&.&.&.&.
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.&.&&&.... Dry. A Common Sight Is A Creek Or &&....&&..
&&&..&...& Stream Making A Half-Circle Detour. .&...&.&..
..&.&&..&. Generally, Sucking Transformers Are Not &&..&&&&.&
.&&&.&.&&& Placed Near To Larger Bodies Of Water. .&.&...&&&
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.&&&&&.... Is Poorly Understood. They Seem To Pull &&.&.&....
&....&...& In Stray Fields And Electricities. .&&&&&....
&...&&..&& Superstition Exist That They Also &....&...&
&..&.&.&.. Affect Spirits, Gijinkas, And Even The &...&&..&.
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