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,,,,~%£¤¤# A  TYPE  OF TRANSFORMER  (AN  ELECTRICAL #¤¤£%~,,,,
,,,,..~/£¤   COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY  ¤£/~..,,,,
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,.~/%£¤### BETWEEN  THE  RAILS  AND  THE   OVERHEAD ###¤£%/~.,
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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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,.~/%£¤¶## PLACED NEAR TO  LARGER  BODIES OF WATER. ##¶¤£%/~.,
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,,.~//%¤¶¶    IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES.    ¶¶¤%//~.,,
,.~/%£¤¶##    SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO     ##¶¤£%/~.,
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