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.,-†*£§###  lines. they're usually mounted halfway  ###§£*†-,.
...,††££## between   the  rails  and  the  overhead ##££††,...
.,-†*£§###                powerlines.               ###§£*†-,.
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.,-†*£§### machines,   so   also   with  the   this ###§£*†-,.
.,-†£§#### transformer.  what  we  know  is what we ####§£†-,.
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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 ###§£*†-,.
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.,-†*£§### water  avoids  them.  in light rain, the ###§£*†-,.
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....,-†£§# dry.  a  common  sight  is  a  creek  or #§£†-,....
....-*££§#   stream making a half-circle detour.    #§££*-....
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....,†*££#    superstition exist that they also     #££*†,....
.,-†*£££§§ affect spirits,  gijinkas,  and even the §§£££*†-,.
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