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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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¨:«^*§§@## «Very  Big«.  Instead,  Not  As Many Are ##@§§*^«:¨
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¨:«^§§@###   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 ##@§§*^«:¨
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¨:«^*§§@## Two  Signs,  Both  Around   Twenty  Four ##@§§*^«:¨
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¨¨¨¨¨«^§§# Not Stop  Between These Signs During Any #§§^«¨¨¨¨¨
¨:«^*§§@## Circumstances  -  If   The   Choice   Is ##@§§*^«:¨
¨:«^*§§@## Between Halting Within,  Or Running Into ##@§§*^«:¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨«*§§   Stream Making A Half-Circle Detour.    §§*«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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