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#¨¨¨###¨¨# COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY ¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#
##¨¨#¨##¨¨ LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨ SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨# MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE KNOW IS WHAT WE #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CAN OBSERVE. ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
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#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨ METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
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#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨ COLLIDING. ¨#¨##¨¨¨##
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#¨##¨¨¨¨#¨ GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS ¨#¨¨¨###¨¨
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¨¨¨###¨¨#¨ THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL ENVIRONMENT ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨#
#¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ 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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