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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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,,«*%$&£@@ «VERY  BIG«.  INSTEAD, NOT  AS  MANY ARE @@£&$%*«,,
,,«*%$&£@#      NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT     #@£&$%*«,,
,,,,,,«%$£  ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE   £$%«,,,,,,
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,,,,,,**%& THE   RAILPEOPLE  ARE  IN  GENERAL  VERY &%**,,,,,,
,,,,,*%$$£     SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND    £$$%*,,,,,
,,,,,««*$£ MACHINES,   SO  ALSO   WITH   THE   THIS £$*««,,,,,
,,«*%$&£@# TRANSFORMER.  WHAT WE  KNOW IS  WHAT  WE #@£&$%*«,,
,,«*%$&£@#               CAN OBSERVE.               #@£&$%*«,,
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,,,,,,*$$& METERS  TO EACH  SIDE OF IT. TRANINS  DO &$$*,,,,,,
,,,,,,«*%& NOT STOP BETWEEN  THESE SIGNS DURING ANY &%*«,,,,,,
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,,,,,«««%& WATER AVOIDS  THEM. IN LIGHT  RAIN,  THE &%«««,,,,,
,,«*%$&£@# GROUND CLOSEST TO  A  TRANSFORMER  STAYS #@£&$%*«,,
,,«*%$$&££ DRY.  A  COMMON  SIGHT  IS  A  CREEK  OR ££&$$%*«,,
,,,,,**%$£    STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR.   £$%**,,,,,
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,,«*%$&£@# PLACED NEAR TO LARGER  BODIES  OF WATER. #@£&$%*«,,
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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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