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######¨¨## A TYPE OF TRANSFORMER (AN ELECTRICAL ##¨¨##¨¨¨#
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#¨ COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY #¨#¨#¨#¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨#### LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ¨#######¨#
¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD ¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨##
###¨¨¨##¨¨ POWERLINES. ¨##¨¨¨¨¨#¨
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#¨#¨#¨###¨ ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE #¨#¨¨#¨###
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##¨#¨##### MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨#
¨¨####¨¨¨¨ TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE KNOW IS WHAT WE ¨¨#¨¨¨##¨#
#¨#¨¨¨#¨¨¨ CAN OBSERVE. #¨##¨¨#¨##
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###¨###### TWO SIGNS, BOTH AROUND TWENTY FOUR ¨¨##¨¨¨#¨#
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#¨¨#¨#¨¨¨¨ NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY ######¨#¨¨
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#¨##¨¨¨#¨¨ BETWEEN HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨#
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#¨######¨¨ GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS ¨¨##¨#¨#¨#
¨##¨¨¨¨¨#¨ DRY. A COMMON SIGHT IS A CREEK OR #¨#¨######
##¨#¨¨¨¨## STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR. #####¨¨¨¨¨
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###¨¨#¨¨## PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. #¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨
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¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. ##¨###¨###
#¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO ¨¨##¨¨##¨¨
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