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,,,,,~~*§$ Component) Found Mainly Along Railway $§*~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~*§ Lines. They'Re Usually Mounted Halfway §*~~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~* Between The Rails And The Overhead *~~,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~~*§ As Far As Transformers Go, These Are §*~~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~~*§ Machines, So Also With The This §*~~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~~*§ A Sucking Transformer Is Surrounded By §*~~,,,,,,
,,,,,~~*§$ Two Signs, Both Around Twenty Four $§*~~,,,,,
,,,,~~*§$£ Meters To Each Side Of It. Tranins Do £$§*~~,,,,
,,,~~*§$£# Not Stop Between These Signs During Any #£$§*~~,,,
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,,,,,,~~*§ Ground Closest To A Transformer Stays §*~~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~~ Stream Making A Half-Circle Detour. ~~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~~* Generally, Sucking Transformers Are Not *~~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~~*§ Placed Near To Larger Bodies Of Water. §*~~,,,,,,
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