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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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##@£&%/~^. TRANSFORMER.  WHAT  WE KNOW IS  WHAT  WE .^~/%&£@##
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##@£&%/~^. METERS  TO EACH SIDE  OF IT. TRANINS  DO .^~/%&£@##
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#£%//~^... CIRCUMSTANCES   -   IF  THE   CHOICE  IS ...^~//%£#
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##@£&%/~^. PLACED NEAR TO  LARGER BODIES OF  WATER. .^~/%&£@##
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