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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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¶¶&^«^^... as far as transformers go, these are ...^^«^&¶¶
¶&===^.... «very big«. instead, not as many are ....^===&¶
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##¶@&^=«^. rarer kind. .^«=^&@¶##
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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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#¶@^=«««^. a sucking transformer is surrounded by .^«««=^@¶#
@^«^^..... 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. ......^=&¶
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##¶@&^=«^. 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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@^==^^.... 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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