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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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,,,§§§,,,§ 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.               §,,§,,,,,,
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,,§,§§,,,§ 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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§§,,,§§§,, 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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