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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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,,§,,§§,§, THE  RAILPEOPLE  ARE   IN  GENERAL  VERY ,§§§,,§§§§
,§§,§,§§§,    SECRETIVE ABOUT THEIR SYMBOLS AND     §,,§,§,,,§
§,§§§§,,§§ MACHINES,   SO   ALSO  WITH   THE   THIS §,§§§§,,§§
§§,,,§,§,, TRANSFORMER.  WHAT  WE KNOW  IS  WHAT WE §§,,,§,§,,
,§,,§§§§,§               CAN OBSERVE.               ,§,,§§§§,§
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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 §§,,§§§,§,
,§,§,,,§,, 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 ,§§§§§,§,§
,§,,§§§,§§   STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR.    §,,,,§§§§,
§§,§,,§§,, GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT  §,,,§,,,§,
,§§§,§,§,§ PLACED  NEAR TO LARGER  BODIES OF WATER. §,,§§,,§§§
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,,§,,,,§§, THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL  ENVIRONMENT ,,,,,§,,,,
,§§,,,§,§, IS  POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THEY SEEM TO PULL ,,,,§§,,,,
§,§,,§§§§§    IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES.    ,,,§,§,,,,
§§§,§,,,,,    SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO     ,,§§§§,,,§
,,§§§,,,,§ AFFECT SPIRITS, GIJINKAS, AND  EVEN  THE ,§,,,§,,§,
,§,,§,,,§,        SOULS OF LIVING CREATURES.        §§,,§§,§§,
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