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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 ¨¨¨^=;%§@#
##@§%;=^¨¨ POWERLINES. ¨¨^=;%§@##
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#@§%;=^¨¨¨ =VERY BIG=. INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE ¨¨¨^=;%§@#
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§%;=^¨¨¨¨¨ ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE ¨¨¨¨¨^=;%§
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#@§%;=^¨¨¨ TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE KNOW IS WHAT WE ¨¨¨^=;%§@#
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§%;=^¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨^=;%§
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%;=^¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL ENVIRONMENT ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=;%
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=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
;=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=;
%;=^¨¨¨¨¨¨ AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND EVEN THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=;%
§%;=^¨¨¨¨¨ SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES. ¨¨¨¨¨^=;%§
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