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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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##¨###¨¨## 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 ¨###¨##¨##
##¨¨##¨¨#¨ CIRCUMSTANCES - IF THE CHOICE IS ##¨¨##¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨#¨## BETWEEN HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO #¨#¨#¨##¨#
¨########¨ ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER #######¨##
##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨# COLLIDING. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨
#¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨# #¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#
¨###¨¨¨¨¨# 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 ##¨¨###¨¨¨
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¨#¨######¨ IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. ¨¨####¨##¨
¨###¨¨¨¨¨# SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO #¨#¨¨¨##¨#
##¨¨#¨¨¨¨# AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE ####¨¨#¨##
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨# SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ¨¨¨¨#¨###¨
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