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The truth is messier, and often more mundane: mischief, imitation, and local tradition layered over time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1861172\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yet the romance of the image hides a real cost. Shoes on lines can damage equipment, trigger outages, and endanger the workers who must remove them. 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