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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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#*†^~-.... NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT ....-~^†*#
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#*†^~-.... THE RAILPEOPLE ARE IN GENERAL VERY ....-~^†*#
##*†^~-... SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND ...-~^†*##
###*†^~-.. MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS ..-~^†*###
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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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###*†^~-.. 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 ...-~^†*##
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####*†^~-. SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO .-~^†*####
###*†^~-.. AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE ..-~^†*###
##*†^~-... SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ...-~^†*##
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