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¨¨.«**%@## ##@%**«.¨¨
¨¨¨.«**%@# #@%**«.¨¨¨
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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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