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§%%*~,,,,,   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 ,~~~==*¤§§
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§§§§¤%*=~,   ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE  ,~=*%¤§§§§
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##£§¤%*=~, MACHINES,   SO   ALSO  WITH   THE   THIS ,~=*%¤§£##
##£§¤%*=~, TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE  KNOW  IS  WHAT  WE ,~=*%¤§£##
££¤¤***=~,               CAN OBSERVE.               ,~=***¤¤££
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§§%%=,,,,, METERS TO  EACH SIDE OF  IT. TRANINS  DO ,,,,,=%%§§
£§§§¤%*=~, NOT STOP BETWEEN  THESE SIGNS DURING ANY ,~=*%¤§§§£
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#£¤*~~,,,,   STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR.    ,,,,~~*¤£#
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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    ,~=*%%%§§#
§%%**=~~,, AFFECT SPIRITS,  GIJINKAS, AND EVEN  THE ,,~~=**%%§
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