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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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