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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«$¤ COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY ¤$«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~~««««$¤ LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ¤$««««~~~¨
¨~«:$¤¤### BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD ###¤¤$:«~¨
¨~«:$¤¤¤¤¤ POWERLINES. ¤¤¤¤¤$:«~¨
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¨~«:$¤¤### «VERY BIG«. INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE ###¤¤$:«~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~:¤¤¤ ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE ¤¤¤:~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~«:$¤¤### MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS ###¤¤$:«~¨
¨~«:$¤¤### TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE KNOW IS WHAT WE ###¤¤$:«~¨
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¨~«:$¤¤¤## METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO ##¤¤¤$:«~¨
¨~«:$¤¤### NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY ###¤¤$:«~¨
¨~«:$¤¤### CIRCUMSTANCES - IF THE CHOICE IS ###¤¤$:«~¨
¨~«:$¤¤¤¤# BETWEEN HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO #¤¤¤¤$:«~¨
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¨~«:$¤¤¤## COLLIDING. ##¤¤¤$:«~¨
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¨¨¨¨¨««:$¤ GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS ¤$:««¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨««$¤¤ DRY. A COMMON SIGHT IS A CREEK OR ¤¤$««¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~«:$¤¤¤## IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. ##¤¤¤$:«~¨
¨¨¨¨«:::¤¤ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO ¤¤:::«¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨««$¤ AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE ¤$««¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~«:$¤¤### SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ###¤¤$:«~¨
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