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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 #§/-~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~-/§#£@ ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE @£#§/-~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- THE RAILPEOPLE ARE IN GENERAL VERY -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 /-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-/§ METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO §/-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-/§# NOT STOP BETWEEN THESE SIGNS DURING ANY #§/-~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~-/§#£@ BETWEEN HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO @£#§/-~¨¨¨
¨¨~-/§#£@# ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER #@£#§/-~¨¨
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¨¨¨~-/§#£@ WATER AVOIDS THEM. IN LIGHT RAIN, THE @£#§/-~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~-/§#£ GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS £#§/-~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-/§# DRY. A COMMON SIGHT IS A CREEK OR #§/-~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-/§ STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR. §/-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-/ GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT /-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL ENVIRONMENT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THEY SEEM TO PULL ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~- IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. -~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~-/ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO /-~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-/§ AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE §/-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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