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,@@@@@@,,@                                          ,@@@,,,,,,
,@,,,,,@,@                                          @@,,@,,,,,
,@@,,,,@@@                                          @,@,@@,,,,
,@,@,,,@,,                                          @@@@@,@,,,
,@@@@,,@@,    @$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=     ,,,,,@@@,,
,@,,,@,@,@    $@=                           $@=     ,,,,,@,,@,
,@@,,@@@@@     $=@    SUCKING TRANSFORMER    $=@    @,,,,@@,@@
@@,@,@,,,,     =$@                           =$@    @@,,,@,@@,
@,@@@@@,,,     =@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$    ,,@,,@@@,@
,@@,,,,@,,                                          ,,@@,@,,@@
@@,@,,,@@, 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.                @,@@,@@@@,
,@,,@,,@,@                                          @@@,@@,,,@
@@@,@@,@@@    =@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$=@$     ,,,@@,@,,@
,,,@@,@@,,                                          @,,@,@@@,@
@,,@,@@,@, 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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