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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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...,//††§§ 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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.,»/†£§¶## a  sucking transformer  is surrounded by ##¶§£†/»,.
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..,»»»††§§ 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 ##¶§£†/»,.
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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  ##¶§£†/»,.
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.,»/†£§¶## affect spirits, gijinkas,  and even  the ##¶§£†/»,.
.,»/†£§¶##        souls of living creatures.        ##¶§£†/»,.
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