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.@.@@.@@@. %»# SUCKING TRANSFORMER %»# ....@.@..@
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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. .@.....@.@
@@..@.@@@. .@@....@@@
..@.@@@..@ 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. .@@@@.@@@@
@@@@..@.@. @@...@@...
@...@.@@@@ 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. .@.@..@@@@
...@@@@@.@ @@@@@.@...
...@....@@ 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. @@.@.@..@@
@.@..@.@@. @.@@@@@.@.
@@@@.@@@.@ %»#%»#%»#%»#%»#%»#%»#%»#%»#%»#%»# @@@....@@@
....@@..@@ @..@...@..
....@.@.@. 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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