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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.                ,,,,,,@@,,
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@@,,@@,,,, 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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,,,,@@,,,,    «@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£     @@@@@@,,@@
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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.                @,,@@@@@@@
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,,,,,,,@@, 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. @@@@,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,     £«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@£«@    ,,,,,,@@,,
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@@@@@@@@,, 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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