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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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¨,=/*$§§#@ AS FAR  AS TRANSFORMERS  GO,  THESE  ARE @#§§$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$§#@# =VERY  BIG=.  INSTEAD,  NOT  AS MANY ARE #@#§$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$§#@#      NEEDED. AMONG ALL RAIL-ADJACENT     #@#§$*/=,¨
¨¨¨¨=**§§@  ARTIFACTS/SYMBOLS, THEY BELONG TO THE   @§§**=¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨=//*§§§               RARER KIND.                §§§*//=¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨=*$§@ MACHINES,   SO   ALSO  WITH   THE   THIS @§$*=¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,/*§@ CIRCUMSTANCES   -   IF   THE  CHOICE  IS @§*/,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=/**$# BETWEEN  HALTING WITHIN, OR RUNNING INTO #$**/=,¨¨¨
¨,=/*$§#@# ANOTHER TRAIN  JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER #@#§$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$§@##                COLLIDING.                ##@§$*/=,¨
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¨,=/*$§### WATER AVOIDS  THEM.  IN LIGHT  RAIN, THE ###§$*/=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,//*§ GROUND  CLOSEST TO  A TRANSFORMER  STAYS §*//,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,,/$§§# DRY.  A  COMMON  SIGHT  IS  A  CREEK  OR #§§$/,,¨¨¨
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¨,=/*$§### THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL  ENVIRONMENT ###§$*/=,¨
¨¨¨¨=**§#@ IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD.  THEY SEEM TO PULL @#§**=¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨=/$§#    SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO     #§$/=¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=/*$§#@# AFFECT SPIRITS,  GIJINKAS, AND  EVEN THE #@#§$*/=,¨
¨,=/*$#@##        SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES.        ##@#$*/=,¨
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