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#@¶§&**«,¨ A TYPE OF TRANSFORMER (AN ELECTRICAL ¨,«**&§¶@#
¶&****,¨¨¨ COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY ¨¨¨,****&¶
#@¶§&**«,¨ LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY ¨,«**&§¶@#
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#@¶§&**«,¨ «VERY BIG«. INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE ¨,«**&§¶@#
#@¶§&**«,¨ NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT ¨,«**&§¶@#
§&&***,¨¨¨ ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE ¨¨¨,***&&§
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¶&*,¨¨¨¨¨¨ TRANSFORMER. WHAT WE KNOW IS WHAT WE ¨¨¨¨¨¨,*&¶
#@¶§&**«,¨ CAN OBSERVE. ¨,«**&§¶@#
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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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#@¶§&**«,¨ GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS ¨,«**&§¶@#
§§*«¨¨¨¨¨¨ DRY. A COMMON SIGHT IS A CREEK OR ¨¨¨¨¨¨«*§§
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#@¶§&**«,¨ GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT ¨,«**&§¶@#
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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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