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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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