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@¤^^^^~¨¨¨ A TYPE OF TRANSFORMER (AN ELECTRICAL ¨¨¨~^^^^¤@
###@§^^~:¨ COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY ¨:~^^§@###
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##@§¤^^~:¨ POWERLINES. ¨:~^^¤§@##
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@¤^~:¨¨¨¨¨ ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE ¨¨¨¨¨:~^¤@
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##@§¤^^~:¨ MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS ¨:~^^¤§@##
#@¤^~~:¨¨¨ TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE KNOW IS WHAT WE ¨¨¨:~~^¤@#
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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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##@§¤^^~:¨ COLLIDING. ¨:~^^¤§@##
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@¤^^^:¨¨¨¨ WATER AVOIDS THEM. IN LIGHT RAIN, THE ¨¨¨¨:^^^¤@
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##@§¤^^~:¨ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO ¨:~^^¤§@##
##@§¤^^~:¨ AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE ¨:~^^¤§@##
#§^^::¨¨¨¨ SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ¨¨¨¨::^^§#
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