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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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..^~\&£¶@# AS FAR AS TRANSFORMERS GO, THESE ARE #@¶£&\~^..
...^~\&£¶@ ~VERY BIG~. INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE @¶£&\~^...
....^~\&£¶ NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT ¶£&\~^....
.....^~\&£ ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE £&\~^.....
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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. @¶£&\~^...
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.....^~\&£ 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. ¶£&\~^....
...^~\&£¶@ GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT @¶£&\~^...
..^~\&£¶@# PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. #@¶£&\~^..
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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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