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What is the actual purpose of those stiff black brushes lining the bottom sides of an escalator step?

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What is the actual purpose of those stiff black brushes lining the bottom sides of an escalator step?

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What is the actual purpose of those stiff black brushes lining the bottom sides of an escalator step?
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