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###¤**^~,. A TYPE OF TRANSFORMER (AN ELECTRICAL .,~^**¤###
##@¤**^~,. COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY .,~^**¤@##
##@¤**^~,. LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY .,~^**¤@##
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###@¤*^~,. ~VERY BIG~. INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE .,~^*¤@###
#@¤¤**^~,. NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT .,~^**¤¤@#
##@¤**^~,. ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE .,~^**¤@##
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##@¤**^~,. THE RAILPEOPLE ARE IN GENERAL VERY .,~^**¤@##
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¤**~,..... NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY .....,~**¤
#¤****^~,. CIRCUMSTANCES - IF THE CHOICE IS .,~^****¤#
###@**^~,. BETWEEN HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO .,~^**@###
@¤¤**^,... ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER ...,^**¤¤@
##@¤**^~,. COLLIDING. .,~^**¤@##
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@*^,...... WATER AVOIDS THEM. IN LIGHT RAIN, THE ......,^*@
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##@¤**^~,. PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. .,~^**¤@##
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@¤**^^^~,. SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO .,~^^^**¤@
¤**~,..... AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE .....,~**¤
###¤**^~,. SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. .,~^**¤###
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