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¨¨,«:*%£@#  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 #@£%*:«,¨¨
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¨,«:*%£@## CIRCUMSTANCES   -  IF   THE  CHOICE   IS ##@£%*:«,¨
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¨¨,«:*%£@#  GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT #@£%*:«,¨¨
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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 @£%*:«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«:*%£@#        SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES.        #@£%*:«,¨¨
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