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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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¨^«*^§@### «VERY BIG«. INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE ###@§^*«^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨«^§§# ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE #§§^«¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«*^§@### RARER KIND. ###@§^*«^¨
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¨^«*^§@### MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS ###@§^*«^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^*§§# METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO #§§*^¨¨¨¨¨
¨^«*^§@### NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY ###@§^*«^¨
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¨¨¨^«*§§@# ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER #@§§*«^¨¨¨
¨^«*^§@### COLLIDING. ###@§^*«^¨
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¨¨¨¨^«**§# DRY. A COMMON SIGHT IS A CREEK OR #§**«^¨¨¨¨
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