,,,,-†**&#                                          #&**†-,,,,
,-~†§*&###                                          ###&*§†~-,
,-~†§*&#@@                                          @@#&*§†~-,
,-~†§*&###                                          ###&*§†~-,
,,,~~~~§*#                                          #*§~~~~,,,
,,,,-†**&&    @*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~@*~     &&**†-,,,,
,-~†§*&#@#    *@~                           *@~     #@#&*§†~-,
,-~†§*&&&@     *~@    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.        ###&*§†~-,
,,,,~†§§*&                                          &*§§†~,,,,
,-~†§*&#@@                                          @@#&*§†~-,
,,,,-†*&&#                                          #&&*†-,,,,
,-~††§§&&&                                          &&&§§††~-,
,-~†§*&#@#                                          #@#&*§†~-,