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¨¨¨¨^==*¤# A TYPE OF TRANSFORMER (AN ELECTRICAL #¤*==^¨¨¨¨
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¨^»=%*¤¶## LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ##¶¤*%=»^¨
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¨^=%*¤¶### METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO ###¶¤*%=^¨
¨^»=%*¤¤¤# NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY #¤¤¤*%=»^¨
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¨^»=%*¤¶## COLLIDING. ##¶¤*%=»^¨
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¨^»=%*¤¶¶¶ GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS ¶¶¶¤*%=»^¨
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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 ##¶¤*%=»^¨
¨^»=%*¤¶## AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE ##¶¤*%=»^¨
¨^»=%*¤¶## SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ##¶¤*%=»^¨
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